UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is scheduled to take place on February 9, 2025, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Main Card:
Main Event: Middleweight Championship Bout: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Sean Strickland
Co-Main Event: Light Heavyweight Bout: Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato
Heavyweight Bout: Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
Strawweight Bout: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez
Preliminary Card:
Light Heavyweight Bout: Tyson Pedro vs. Johnny Walker
Welterweight Bout: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Mounir Lazzez
Featherweight Bout: Joshua Culibao vs. Landon Quinones
Middleweight Bout: Brendan Allen vs. Bruno Silva
Early Preliminary Card:
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Casey O’Neill vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Featherweight Bout: Shane Young vs. Ludovit Klein
This event is a rematch of the first fight between Du Plessis and Strickland, which took place at UFC 297 in January 2025. Du Plessis won that fight by decision.
This event is expected to be a highly competitive and exciting event with several potential Fight of the Night contenders.