Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) failed to recapture the middleweight title from Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) on Saturday with a unanimous decision loss in the UFC 312 main event. The result pushes him far away from the title picture, and that means matchmaking gets trickier.

The UFC returns to Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight (February 8) with a UFC 312 card that features two title fights at the top of the bill.Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 The main event will see Dricus du Plessis attempt to defend his middleweight belt for the second time in a rematch with Sean Strickland.

Here’s when to expect Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland to make their cage walks for their rematch at UFC 312.

Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland are set to meet in a rematch in the main event of UFC 312 this Saturday night at the Qudos Bank Arena. In the build up to their first meeting at UFC 297 last year, the press conference ended up making headlines after the South African appeared to hit a nerve with his trash talking.

T.J. Dillashaw is confident that Luke Rockhold could beat Sean Strickland. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) earl

Eric Nicksick wasn't trying to kick Sean Strickland while he was down at UFC 312, he was trying to lift him up. The former UFC middleweight champion and the coach that helped get him there could be on better terms a few weeks removed from Strickland's last fight against Dricus du Plessis in Sydney,