UFC 312 – Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis LIVE: American star looks to enact revenge against South African as MMA takes over Australia

Published on: February 8, 2025

By JAMES COONEY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and ED CARRUTHERS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 23:02 GMT, 8 February 2025 | Updated: 23:39 GMT, 8 February 2025

Follow Mail Sport’s live blog of UFC 312’s main event between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis as the American star looks to enact revenge against his South African opponent.

The stage is set!

Two belts on the line today at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 09: A general view of the Octagon prior to the UFC 312 event at Qudos Bank Arena on February 09, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

UFC 312 FULL CARD

Dricus du Plessis (c) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight)

Zhang Weili (c) vs Tatiana Suarez (strawweight)

Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)

Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato (light heavyweight)

Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado (welterweight)

Jack Jenkins vs Gabriel Santos (featherweight)

Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev (lightweight)

Wang Cong vs Bruna Brasil (flyweight)

Colby Thicknesse vs Aleksandre Topuria (bantamweight)

Kody Steele vs Rongzhu (lightweight)

Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset (welterweight)

Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli (lightweight)

Good morning, fight fans!

And welcome to Daily Mail Australia’s coverage of today’s UFC 312 card from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

We have an excellent main card in store, headlined by a pair of must-see matchups.

In the co-main event, China’s Zhang Weili will defend her straw-weight title against top-ranked challenger Tatiana Suarez.

Then, in our main event Sean Strickland gets his shot at getting back his belt from Dricus Du Plessis in a highly-anticipated middleweight rematch.

So stick with us for all the news and updates for what promises to be an exciting event.