This Saturday will see one of the most eagerly awaited fights on the 2025 UFC calendar, the rematch between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland at UFC 312 from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
In this fight, Du Plessis will also defend his middleweight title for the second time, this time against Strickland, who will be looking to regain the belt he lost in an exciting split decision at UFC 297 in January 2024
However, he will have to do a feat against a South African champion who boasts an unbeaten record in eight appearances, four of which are knockouts and two by submission.
Since they originally faced off, the South African defended the championship at UFC 305 in August last year against former monarch Israel Adesanya, whom Strickland also defeated in September 2023 to initially win the title
Meanwhile, in the co-main event, there will also be a highly anticipated fight for the women’s strawweight championship between reigning champion Zhang Weili and challenger Tatiana SuarezWeili (25-3) has not fought since April, when she defended the championship against her compatriot Yan Xiaonan and this will be her third defense, against Suarez (11-0), who submitted Jessica Andrade in her previous fight, which took place in August 2023, since then she had not fought due to injury
How to watch UFC 312 from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia?
The main event is scheduled for 22:00 ET/19:00 PT, via streaming through ESPN+. There is no television broadcast available
The cost of the fight is included in the ESPN+ membership, for the US only, with a cost of $11.99 per month or an annual payment of $119.99, with a savings of more than 15%.