Happy New Year! The promotion will kick off its 2024 PPV campaign in style with a slam-bang middleweight main event featuring Sean Strickland, in his first 185-pound title defense, taking on No. 2-ranked contender Dricus Du Plessis. In the UFC 297 co-headliner, well-traveled bantamweight veterans Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva collide for the vacant 135-pound strap!
Event: UFC 297: “Strickland vs. Du Plessis”
Date: Sat., Jan. 20, 2024
Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPNN, ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 297 Main Event On ESPN+ PPV:
185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 297 Co-Main Event On ESPN+ PPV:
135 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant bantamweight title
UFC 297 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
185 lbs.: Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
145 lbs.: Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
UFC 297 ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPNN/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield
145 lbs.: Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
135 lbs.: Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
115 lbs.: Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
UFC 297 Early ‘Prelims’ Card On Fight Pass/ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
125 lbs.: Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Priscila Cachoeira
125 lbs.: Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*