Dricus Du Plessis faces Sean Strickland in a rematch headlining UFC 312, live from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The pair square off in a five-round championship bout at middleweight.
Current champion Du Plessis (22-2) of South Africa dethroned Strickland (29-6) of Anaheim, CA by split decision last January. Battling at UFC 312, Du Plessis makes the second defense of his title after submitting Israel Adesanya last August. Strickland aims to reclaim the belt following his split decision win against Paulo Costa last June.
The co-main event features a five-round championship bout at strawweight between Weili Zhang and Tatiana Suarez. Two-time champion Zhang (25-3) of China makes the third defense of the belt in her second reign. Unbeaten Suarez (10-0) of Covina, CA makes her UFC Octagon return after an 18-month absence and attempts to become champion for the first time.
Also on the card, New Zealand-Australian Justin Tafa (7-4, 1 NC) faces Brazilian Tallison Teixeira (7-0) at heavyweight. Australian Jimmy Crute (12-4-1) takes on Rodolfo Bellato (12-2) of Brazil at light heavyweight. In the PPV opener, Jake Matthews (20-7) of Australia meets Francisco Prado (12-2) of Argentina at welterweight.
UFC 312 start time in the U.S.
UFC 312 airs live on ESPN+ PPV in the U.S. on Saturday, February 8. The PPV starts at 10:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm PT. The prelims begin at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT. The early prelims start at 6:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm PT.
UFC 312 start time in Australia
In Australia, UFC 312 airs live on Kayo on Sunday, February 9. The PPV starts at 2:00 pm AEDT / 11:00 am AWST. The prelims begin at 12:00 pm AEDT / 9:00 am AWST. The early prelims start at 10:30 am AEDT / 7:30 am AWST.
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 results
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Main card (10:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm AEDT)
- Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland – du Plessis’ UFC middleweight title
- Weili Zhang vs. Tatiana Suarez – Zhang’s UFC strawweight title
- Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
- Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato
- Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
Prelims (8:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm AEDT)
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos
- Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
- Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil
- Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria
Early prelims (6:30 pm ET / 10:30 am AEDT)
- Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset
- Zhu Rong vs. Kody Steele
- Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli