UFC 312 takes place on February 9th at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The event features a rematch between middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and former titleholder Sean Strickland. Alongside this main event, several Australian fighters look to make their mark, including Justin Tafa, Jimmy Crute, Jake Matthews, Jack Jenkins, Colby Thicknesse, Jonathan Micallef, and Quillan Salkilld.
UFC 312 takes place on Sunday 9 February at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney .The action gets underway early on Sunday morning with the early prelims commencing at 10am.Expect du Plessis and Strickland to make their walk to the octagon just after 4pm.In the main event, du Plessis will look to successfully defend his belt against Strickland as the pair run it back, with the South African hoping to extend his fight win streak to 11.
Meanwhile, Strickland is the No. 1 ranked middleweight contender and is out to dethrone du Plessis and win back his title. The co-main event pits strawweight champion Weili against undefeated No. 1 ranked contender Suarez, who holds wins against Jessica Andrade, Montana De La Rosa, and Carla Esparza.Elsewhere, while none of the Australians on the card are competing for titles or in the picture to do so, a win on Sunday could be career-defining.
For Justin Tafa, who faces Tallison Teixeira on the main card, a battle with injuries last year derailed his momentum, making Sunday’s fight even more important as he looks to put himself back in the frame for a shot at heavyweight gold.Crute looked on the verge of retiring from the UFC the last time he stepped in the octagon. Instead, he decided to take time away from the sport and now Crute, who was in 2020 ranked ESPN’s best MMA fighter under 25, is hoping to get his career back on track.
Fellow Australians Jake Matthews and Jack Jenkins will also be looking to capitalise on recent wins as they build towards potential fights against ranked opponents, while Colby Thicknesse, Jonathan Micallef and Quillan Salkilld make their UFC debuts.Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean StricklandTafa $2.15 to win, $2.60 to win via KO/TKO, $10.00 via decision, $26.00 via submissionJimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo BellatoBellato $1.60 to win, $2.60 to win via KO/TKO, $7.50 via decision, $5.
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