The Octagon returns to Sydney for tonight’s UFC 312 occasion, a 12-bout battle card headlined by Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2.
Du Plessis (22-2 MMA) and Strickland (29-6 MMA) initially collided at UFC 297 in January of 2024, with ‘DDP’ rising victorious by the use of break up determination to turn into the promotion‘s new middleweight champion.
Since then, Dricus Du Plessis has gone on to efficiently defend the 185lbs strap on one event, submitting former champion Israel Adesanya in the principle occasion of UFC 305 final August.
In the meantime, Sean Strickland has additionally fought as soon as since shedding his title to the South African 13 months in the past. The brash American defeated Paulo Costa by break up determination at UFC 302 final June in New Jersey.
UFC 312 is co-headlined by a extremely anticipated ladies’s strawweight title battle that includes Weili Zhang taking up Tatiana Suarez.
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Zhang (25-3 MMA) shall be trying to earn her third consecutive title protection when she takes to the Octagon in Australia. ‘Magnum’ was most beforehand seen in motion finally April’s historic UFC 300 occasion, the place she earned a unanimous determination victory over Yan Xiaonan.
In the meantime, Tatiana Suarez (10-0 MMA) will enter her first profession UFC title battle sporting an unblemished skilled document, her most earlier look leading to a second-round submission victory over former champion Jessica Andrade.
Additionally featured on the UFC 312 major card lineup is a heavyweight bout between Justin Tafa and Tallison Teixeira.
Tafa (7-4 MMA) will enter the competition trying to rebound, this after struggling a unanimous determination loss to Karl Williams in his most up-to-date effort final March. Previous to that setback, ‘Unhealthy Man’ had strung collectively three straights wins, all of which got here by the use of knockout.
In the meantime, Tallison Teixeira (7-0 MMA) shall be making his Octagon debut this night. The 25-year-old Brazilian most not too long ago competed on Dana White‘s Contender Sequence, the place he earned a first-round knockout victory over Arthur Lopes.
Get all of tonight’s reside outcomes and highlights under (refresh for updates):
UFC 312 Major Card (10pm EST on PPV)
185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland –
115 lbs.: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez –
265 lbs.: Justin Tafa vs. Talisson Teixeira –
205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato –
170 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
UFC 312 Prelims (8pm EST on ESPN+)
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos –
155 lbs.: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev –
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil –
135 lbs.: Aleksandre Topuria vs. Colby Thicknesse –
UFC 312 Early Prelims (6pm EST on ESPN +)
155 lbs.: Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu –
170 lbs.: Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset –
155 lbs.: Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli – Salkilld def. Jubli through TKO at 0:19 of Spherical 1
KO IN 19 SECONDS
QUILLAN SALKILLD MAKES A STATEMENT IN HIS UFC DEBUT
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Who’re you selecting to win tonight’s middleweight title battle rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland?
