Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brings us just our second PPV of the year with UFC 312 happening “Down Under” inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 8, 2025), streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV. UFC 312’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event is Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 for du Plessis’ 185-pound title. The co-main is Zhang Weili defending her women’s Strawweight title against No. 1-ranked contender, Tatiana Suarez.
UFC 312’s “Prelims” have a lot of fighters that will get fans in Australia/New Zealand excited. The featured Prelim has slick striker Jack Jenkins taking on Gabriel Santos, at Featherweight. There’s also Lightweight prospect Tom Nolan taking on Viacheslav Borshchev. The Prelims also include former super prospect Wang Cong (who was humbled last time out) taking on the much improved Bruna Brasil. We’ve also got Aleksandre Topuria (brother to Ilia) making his UFC debut. He’ll be fighting the undefeated Colby Thicknesse.
Rounding out the Prelims are Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu, Kevin Jousset vs. Jonathan Micallef, Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli and Hyun Sung Park vs. Nymanjargel Tumendemberel.
So, before UFC 312’s PPV action begins at 10 p.m. ET tonight right here, MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the entire UFC 312 “Prelims” undercard below, beginning with the first fight at 6 p.m. ET this late afternoon on ESPN2/ESPN+. We are covering UFC 312’s PPV main card in a separate thread right here, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
UFC 312 START TIME AND DATE
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 312 fight card below, starting with the ESPN2/ESPN+ early “Prelims” undercard bouts, which air at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the UFC 312’s late “Prelims” which air on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. This is followed by UFC 312’s PPV main card, which will start at 10 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV, with play-by-play updates here.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “du Plessis vs. Strickland 2.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 312 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream).
UFC 312 QUICK RESULTS
185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland
115 lbs.: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez
265 lbs.: Justin Tafa vs. Talisson Teixeira
205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute ve. Rodolfo Bellato
170 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos
155 lbs.: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil
135 lbs.: Aleksandre Topuria vs. Colby Thicknesse
170 lbs.: Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset
155 lbs.: Quillian Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli
155 lbs.: Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu125 lbs.: Hyun Sung Park vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel – This fight was canceled because of “weight management issues” (full details)
UFC 312 ‘PRELIMS’ PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
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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 6:30 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).
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