Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and No. 1 contender Sean Strickland came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC 312 press conference tonight (Wed., Feb 5, 2025), just three days (or two in you’re “Down Under”) ahead of their five-round championship main event from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Strawweight title fight co-main event between champion Zhang Weili and No. 1 ranked Tatiana Suarez were also in attendance and stared each other down.
Watch the staredowns below.
Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Zhang vs. Suarez
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MIDDLEWEIGHT REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., Feb. 8, with a rematch between 185-pound kingpin, Dricus du Plessis, running it back against the man he lifted the belt off little more than one year ago, Sean Strickland, in the five-round main event. In UFC 312’s championship co-headliner from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, women’s Strawweight roost-ruler, Zhang Weili, will defend her belt against undefeated (and oft-injured) 115-pound contender, Tatiana Suarez. UFC 312 will also feature a hard-hitting Heavyweight battle between Justin Tafa vs. Talisson Teixeira, alongside a Light Heavyweight showdown with Jimmy Crute facing Rodolfo Bellato, and so much more! UFC 312’s start time is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).
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