
Reminder: We will deliver live round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 312’s entire fight-fight pay-per-view (PPV) main card RIGHT HERE, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brought us just our second PPV of the year with UFC 312 happening “Down Under” inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 8, 2025), streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV. UFC 312’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event was Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 for du Plessis’ 185-pound title. The co-main was Zhang Weili defending her women’s Strawweight title against No. 1-ranked contender, Tatiana Suarez.
UFC 312’s “Prelims” had numerous fighters who will get fans in Australia/New Zealand excited. The featured “Prelims” bout was slick striker, Jack Jenkins, taking on Gabriel Santos, at Featherweight. There was also Lightweight prospect, Tom Nolan, taking on Viacheslav Borshchev. The “Prelims” also included former super prospect, Wang Cong (who was humbled last time out), taking on the much-improved Bruna Brasil. We also hadAleksandre Topuria (brother to Ilia Topuria) making his UFC debut. He fought the undefeated Colby Thicknesse.
Rounding out UFC 312’s “Prelims” were Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu, Kevin Jousset vs. Jonathan Micallef and Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli.
So, before UFC 312’s PPV action begins at 10 p.m. ET tonight right here, MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the entire UFC 312 “Prelims” undercard below, beginning with the first fight at 6:30 p.m. ET this late afternoon on ESPN2/ESPN+. Again, we are covering UFC 312’s PPV main card in a separate thread right here, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
UFC 312 START TIME AND DATE
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 312 fight card below, starting with the ESPN2/ESPN+ early “Prelims” undercard bouts, which air at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the UFC 312’s late “Prelims” which air on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. This is followed by UFC 312’s PPV main card, which will start at 10 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV, with play-by-play updates here.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “du Plessis vs. Strickland 2.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 312 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream).
UFC 312 QUICK RESULTS
185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland
115 lbs.: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez
265 lbs.: Justin Tafa vs. Talisson Teixeira
205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato — Crute and Bellato fight to a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
170 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado — Matthews def. Prado via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos — Santos def. Jenkins via submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (2:06) — HIGHLIGHTS!
155 lbs.: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev — Nolan def. Borshchev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil — Cong def. Brasil via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
135 lbs.: Aleksandre Topuria vs. Colby Thicknesse — Topuria def. Thicknesse via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
155 lbs.: Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu — Rongzhu def. Steele via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
170 lbs.: Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset — Micallef def. Jousset via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli — Salkilld def. Jubli via KO (right hook), round 1 (0:19) — HIGHLIGHTS!125 lbs.: Hyun Sung Park vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel – This fight was canceled because of “weight management issues” (full details)
UFC 312 ‘PRELIMS’ PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
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