Two title fights will take place this weekend at UFC 312 in the second pay-per-view event of the year.
Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland will run it back once again for the middleweight title after Du Plessis defeated Strickland via split decision across a five-round bout in Toronto in 2023.
Strickland has offered a pact to Du Plessis to make the fight extra interesting, however, the South African hit back at the offer immediately.
Weili Zhang against Tatiana Suarez is the other title fight in another five-round contest for the strawweight title. Zhang will aim to defend her title for a third time but will face a tough matchup against Suarez, who is unbeaten.
Once again it promises to be another great night of UFC action in Sydney, Australia so, with that, here is everything you need to know about UFC 312.
What time does UFC 312 start?
UFC 312 takes place at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on Saturday 8 February (ET).
The pay-per-view event will start with preliminaries at 5:00 PM (ET), 10:00 PM (GMT) and 09:00 AM (NSW+1).
Following on from that, the main card gets underway at 10:00 PM (ET), 03:00 AM (GMT+1) and 2:00 PM (NSW+1).
How to watch UFC 312?
The main stream can be viewed on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.
In the UK, TNT Sports Box office will show the event and the UFC Fight Pass will have coverage of the early prelims.
DAZN will also be available to viewers outside of the United States.
UFC 312 live stream
US viewers can stream UFC 312 live on the UFC Fight Pass and also on ESPN+.
UK viewers can stream the event live on Discovery + and the DAZN app will also be available to viewers outside of the United States.
All apps are subscription-based services and will require an account to login.
UFC 312 PPV price
Once subscribed to ESPN Plus, you can purchase the UFC 312 pay-per-view event for $79.99. After purchasing the fight, you can stream it from compatible devices at home or on the go.
You can stream UFC 312 on TNT Sports, and all their MMA cards, via discovery+ Premium app and web player in the UK. You don’t need to be a BT broadband customer to access this and you can cancel the one month contract at any time. One month costs £29.99.
UFC 312 full card
Main Card
- Dricus Du Plessis (C) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight championship)
- Zhang Weili (C) vs Tatiana Suarez (strawweight championship)
- Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)
- Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato (light heavyweight)
- Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado (welterweight)
Preliminary Card
- Jack Jenkins vs Gabriel Santos (featherweight)
- Cody Haddon vs Aleksandre Topuria (bantamweight)
- Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev (lightweight)
- HyunSung Park vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (flyweight)
Early Preliminary Card
- Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli (lightweight)
- Kevin Jousset vs Jonathan Micallef (welterweight)
- Wang Cong vs Bruna Brasil (flyweight)
- Rongzhu vs Kody Steele (lightweight)