South Africa's Dricus du Plessis (L) and Sean Strickland of the US fight in their men's middleweight division event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on 9 February 2025. Photo: SAEED KHAN / AFP
Current champion Dricus du Plessis kept his title in a middleweight championship rematch with current former champion Sean Strickland at UFC 312 in Sydney.
The fighters last met at UFC 297, where du Plessis captured the title by split decision.
Zhang Weili beat Tatiana Suarez for the Women's Strawweight title, while big men Justin Tafa and Tallison Texeira went at it in a heavyweight fight, but Tafa was knocked down within 35 seconds.
Tallison Texeira knocked out NZ/Australian UFC fighter Justin Tafa in just 35 seconds. Photo: Screenshot / X
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