The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Australia with UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2 taking place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, NSW.
In the main event, Dricus du Plessis of South Africa defends his middleweight title in a championship rematch against American former champion Sean Strickland. Du Plessis claimed the belt against Strickland in January 2024.
In the co-main event, Weili Zhang of China defends her strawweight strap against Tatiana Suarez of the U.S. Zhang makes the third title defense in her second reign. Unbeaten Suarez makes her first attempt to become a champion.
Also on the card, Justin Tafa of Australia squares off against Tallison Teixeira of Brazil at heavyweight. Australia’s Jimmy Crute faces Brazil’s Rodolfo Bellato at light heavyweight. Plus, Australian Jake Matthews meets Francisco Prado of Argentina at welterweight.
UFC 312 tickets are on sale now via Ticketek.
UFC 312 fight card
Main card
- 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, heavyweight
- Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato, light heavyweight
- Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado, welterweight
Prelims
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos, featherweight
- Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev, lightweight
- Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil, flyweight
- Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria, bantamweight
Early prelims
- Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset, welterweight
- Zhu Rong vs. Kody Steele, lightweight
- Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli, lightweight
*Card, ticket and broadcast information subject to change