UFC 312
| UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 9, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Qudos Bank Arena | |||
| City | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on February 9, 2025, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Sydney and first since UFC 293 in September 2023.[2]
A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Dricus du Plessis (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) and former champion Sean Strickland is scheduled to headline the event.[3] The pairing previously met one year prior at UFC 297 in which du Plessis captured the title by split decision.[4]
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight winner Tatiana Suarez is expected to be the co-main event.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between Jimmy Crute and Marcin Prachnio was scheduled for this event.[5] However, Prachnio withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Rodolfo Bellato.[6]
Road to UFC Season 2 flyweight winner Rei Tsuruya and Stewart Nicoll were scheduled to meet in a flyweight bout.[5] However, Nicoll was forced to withdraw due to an injury and the bout was cancelled.[7]
A bantamweight bout between promotional newcomer Aleksandre Topuria and Cody Haddon was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Haddon withdrew from the fight due to a foot injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer Colby Thicknesse.[9]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis (c) | vs. | Sean Strickland | [a] | |||
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | vs. | Tatiana Suarez | [b] | |||
| Heavyweight | Justin Tafa | vs. | Tallison Teixeira | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jimmy Crute | vs. | Rodolfo Bellato | ||||
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | vs. | Francisco Prado | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / Disney+ / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Jack Jenkins | vs. | Gabriel Santos | ||||
| Lightweight | Tom Nolan | vs. | Viacheslav Borshchev | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Wang Cong | vs. | Bruna Brasil | ||||
| Bantamweight | Colby Thicknesse | vs. | Aleksandre Topuria | ||||
| Preliminary card (Disney+ / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Jonathan Micallef | vs. | Kevin Jousset | ||||
| Lightweight | Rong Zhu | vs. | Kody Steele | ||||
| Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld | vs. | Anshul Jubli | ||||
| Flyweight | Park Hyun-sung | vs. | Nyamjargal Tumendemberel | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-10-16). "UFC 312 officially announced for Syndey". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ a b NSW Government (2024-10-17). "Return of UFC Octagon puts Sydney cage on the world stage". nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ a b Mathew Riddle (2024-12-07). "UFC announces 2 huge title fights for UFC 312". si.com. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-01-21). "Dricus du Plessis dethrones Sean Strickland to win title in UFC 297 main event, calls out Israel Adesanya". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ a b Danny Segura (2024-11-11). "First three bouts announced for UFC 312 in Australia". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Bartłomiej Stachura (2025-01-06). "Unofficially: Marcin Prachnio will not appear at UFC 312, Jimmy Crute with a new rival". lowking.pl. Retrieved 2025-01-07. (in Polish)
- ^ Brian Mazique (2025-01-15). "UFC 312 Fight Canceled, Here's The Updated Card For Sydney". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Álvaro Colmenero (2024-12-20). "Aleksandre Topuria already has a date and rival for his UFC debut". abc.es. Retrieved 2024-12-21. (in Spanish)
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-29). "Broken foot results in Topuria vs. Volkanovski team battle at UFC 312". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
