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UFC 312 Results & Highlights: Dricus Du Plessis Decisions Sean Strickland

UFC 312 took place tonight from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis put his middleweight title on the line in a rematch with former champ Sean Strickland. While in the co-main event, strawweight champ Zhang Weili faced Tatiana Suarez. UFC […]

UFC 312 took place tonight from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!

In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis put his middleweight title on the line in a rematch with former champ Sean Strickland. While in the co-main event, strawweight champ Zhang Weili faced Tatiana Suarez.

UFC 312 Results: Main Card

Middleweight Championship: Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland via unanimous decision (50-45×2, 49-46)

Women’s Strawweight Championship: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez via unanimous decision (49-46×2, 49-45)

Heavyweight: Tallison Teixeira def. Justin Tafa via TKO: R1, 0.35

Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato ends in a majority draw (29-27, 28-28×2)

Welterweight: Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Preliminary Card

Featherweight: Gabriel Santos def. Jack Jenkins via submission: R3, 2.06

Lightweight: Tom Nolan def. Viacheslav Borshchev via unanimous decision (29-28×2, 30-27)

Women’s Flyweight: Wang Cong def. Bruna Brasil via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Bantamweight: Aleksandre Topuria def. Colby Thicknesse via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Early Preliminary Card

Lightweight: Rongzhu def. Kody Steele via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Welterweight: Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli via TKO: R1, 0.19

Preliminary Card Highlights

Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli

Quillan Salkilld took just 19 seconds to TKO Anshul Jubli in their lightweight bout.

Gabriel Santos def. Jack Jenkins

In this featherweight bout, Gabriel Santos submitted Jack Jenkins in the third round.

Main Card Highlights

Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado

In the main card opener, Jake Matthews earned a unanimous decision against Francisco Prado.

Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato ends in majority draw

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— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025

Tallison Teixeira def. Justin Tafa

Tallison Teixeira took just 35 seconds to TKO Justin Tafa in their heavyweight bout.

Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez

In the co-main event, Zhang Weili defended her strawweight title with a decision win against Tatiana Suarez.

Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland

In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis retained his middleweight title with a unanimous decision against Sean Strickland.

UFC 312: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 Results & Highlights (6PM ET)

UFC 312 takes place tonight from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis will put his middleweight title on the line in a rematch with former champ Sean Strickland. While in the co-main event, strawweight champ Zhang Weili will face Tatiana […]

UFC 312 takes place tonight from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!

In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis will put his middleweight title on the line in a rematch with former champ Sean Strickland. While in the co-main event, strawweight champ Zhang Weili will face Tatiana Suarez.

Elsewhere on the main card, Justin Tafa will face Tallison Teixeira at heavyweight; Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato will clash at light heavyweight; and Jake Matthews will face Francisco Prado in a welterweight matchup.

There was one fight cancelation at the weigh-ins, with the flyweight bout between Nyamjargal Tumendemberel and HyunSung Park scrapped due to weight management issues experienced by the former.

Make sure to catch all the UFC 312 results and highlights as they happen below!

Main Card: 10PM ET On PPV

Middleweight Championship: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland

Women’s Strawweight Championship: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez

Heavyweight: Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira

Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato

Welterweight: Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado

Preliminary Card: 8PM ET On (ESPNews/Disney+)

Featherweight: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos

Lightweight: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev

Women’s Flyweight: Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil

Bantamweight: Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria

Early Preliminary Card: 6PM ET On ESPN+

Lightweight: Rongzhu vs. Kody Steele

Welterweight: Kevin Jousset vs. Jonathan Micallef

Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli

Australia Erupts for Alex Pereira at UFC 312 – Steals the Show and Didn’t Even Throw a Punch

Australia Erupts for Alex Pereira at UFC 312 - Steals the Show and Didn't Even Throw a Punch Alex Pereira stole the show in Australia and he didn’t even have to throw a single punch. It’s safe…

Alex Pereira stole the show in Australia and he didn’t even have to throw a single punch.

It’s safe to say that Aussies absolutely love the reigning light heavyweight champion, as evidenced by their raucous ovation for ‘Poatan’ during one of his appearances while in Sydney for Saturday’s UFC 312 pay-per-view event at Qudos Bank Arena.

Alex Pereira to defend his light heavyweight title at UFC 313

Of course, Pereira won’t be in action at UFC 312, but fortunately, fight fans won’t have to wait long to see the Brazilian boogeyman back in action. On March 8, ‘Poatan’ will put his 205-pound title on the line when the promotion heads back to the familiar confines of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for a loaded UFC 313 card.

In the main event of the evening, Pereira will square off with top-ranked contender Magomed Ankalev.

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Ankalaev has gone unbeaten in his last 13 fights with his last three victories coming against Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, Johnny Walker, and Aleksandar Raki?. Overall, Ankalaev is 20-1-1 in his mixed martial arts career and 11-1-1 under the UFC banner, his lone loss coming against Paul Craig in 2018.

Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight crown three times in 2024, besting Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka a mere nine weeks apart before scoring a fourth-round TKO against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. The trio of title defenses moved his UFC record to 9-1.

“Crybaby” – UFC Star Khamzat Chimaev Rips Sean Strickland in Brutal Callout

Khamzat Chimaev is back at it, slamming the UFC 312 title challenger Sean Strickland in another vicious callout. The…

Khamzat Chimaev is back at it, slamming the UFC 312 title challenger Sean Strickland in another vicious callout.

The clip, which you can see below, begins with Chimaev dubbing Strickland a “crybaby” before cutting to a video of the former middleweight champion’s appearance on This Past Weekend with Theo Von last year. Strickland became notably upset and shed a few tears while looking back on his traumatic childhood.

The video then quickly shifts to a video of ‘Borz’ laughing followed by a clip from the film Higher Learning. In the selected scene, a white supremacist character played by Michael Rapaport destroys his room following a run-in with a group of black students.

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— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) February 6, 2025

It’s unclear if Chimaev chose that particular clip in reference to Strickland’s often controversial political views or if it was simply Rapaport’s likeness to ‘Tarzan’ that prompted him to go in that direction.

Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev continue to wage war online ahead of Saturday’s middleweight headliner

It’s certainly not the first time Chimaev has taken aim at Strickland. Hell, it’s not the first time this week. On Wednesday, the undefeated Chechen monster called out Strickland, asking him why he’s “crying all the time” and referring to the contentious relationship Strickland has with his father.

Strickland was quick to respond, calling out Chimaev for his link to Chechen dictator Ramazan Kadyrov.

“Just got done training, mind is clear,” Strickland wrote on X. “I’m gonna lay off of Chimeav chechen thing. I’m very aware that his family is probably in danger and he probably regrets that relationship.. So I’m going to attempt to not go there. Have a good day. Here’s to trying. Still is bit coin scams?

Strickland will look to reclaim the middleweight championship on Saturday when he runs it back with the division’s reigning and defending titleholder, Dricus Du Plessis. Their UFC 312 headliner will serve as a rematch between the two after ‘DDP’ came out on top the first time around in January 2024.

MMA Fans Lose It Over the Batman Vs. Joker Fight at UFC 312

After battling it out on the streets of Gotham for 85 years, Batman and The Joker will go toe-to-toe…

After battling it out on the streets of Gotham for 85 years, Batman and The Joker will go toe-to-toe inside the Octagon at UFC 312.

Ahead of their clash this Saturday inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, flyweight standouts Wang Cong and Bruno Brasil engaged in one of the best staredowns in recent memory during the ceremonial weigh-ins during the early morning hours of Friday. In the clip, which you can see below, Cong dawned the makeup of the famous Batman villain The Joker while Brasil wore a mask depicting The Dark Knight.

The moment even got a smile out of UFC CEO Dana White who was front and center to oversee the face-off.

Wang Cong looks to bounce back after coming up short at UFC Macaw

Wang Cong made her UFC debut riding a significant amount of hype, much of it backed by her 2015 victory over current flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko under the Kunlun Fight banner. A 62-second knockout of Victoria Leonardo in August had everyone talking about Wang like she was the second coming of Alex Pereira.

Unfortunately, her hype train was halted just a few months later after succumbing to a rear-naked choke in the second round of her scrap against Gabriella Fernandes in November.

Now, she’ll look to bounce back against Brasil, a Brazilian scrapper who has alternated wins and losses in her last four fights.

Brasil has earned victories over Irish fan favorites Shauna Bannon and Molly McCann, but interwoven losses against Denise Gomes and Loma Lookboonmee have prevented her from making any headway at 125.

Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato – UFC 312 Odds and Fight Preview

Before we get to UFC 312’s two world title fights and a heavyweight slugfest between Justin Tafa and the…

Before we get to UFC 312’s two world title fights and a heavyweight slugfest between Justin Tafa and the undefeated Tallison Teixeira, fight fans will be treated to a 205-pound clash between Aussie fan favorite Jimmy Crute and streaking Brazilian standout Rodolfo Bellato.

Crute vs. Bellato will be part of Saturday night’s main card when the UFC launches its second pay-per-view of 2025 live from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

Going into what will be his 10th career fight under the UFC banner, Crute has come up short in his last four fights, going 0-3-1 in the process. As a result, ‘The Brute’ is a slight underdog at +135, meaning a $100 bet on Crute would net you $135 should he pull off the upset against the well-rounded Bellato. Overall, Crute is 12-4-1 in MMA with five knockouts and four wins via submission. UFC 312 will be his first time competing since a submission loss against Alonzo Menifield in July 2023. Check out the live odds and place your bets ahead of UFC 312 at Boku Casino Not on Gamstop right here!

Crute averages 3.68 significant strikes landed and 3.04 significant strikes absorbed per minute. His accuracy is a solid 54%, but he only defends 44% of significant strikes coming back at him. As far as takedowns, Crute averages 4.84 landed per 15 minutes with 57% accuracy. He has defended 60% of takedowns.

Rodolfo Bellato favored to come out on top in his first UFC pay-per-view appearance

After fighting his way into the UFC via a second-round knockout of Murtaza Talha on Dana White’s Contender Series, Rodolfo Bellato turned heads in his promotional debut with a dominant TKO over Ihor Potieria at UFC Austin in December.

Given his limited experience inside the Octagon, his available stats are slim, but the Sao Paulo native has averaged 6.47 significant strikes landed and 5.90 significant strikes absorbed per minute. He lands with 61% accuracy and defends 44% of significant strikes. Bellato also averages 1.09 takedowns per 15 minutes and has defended every takedown attempted thus far.

He rides into his sophomore appearance with the promotion as a -160 favorite.

Bellato is a natural brawler, so expect Jimmy Crute to utilize his wrestling to try and mitigate the number of strikes coming his way, but that could ultimately be his downfall if he runs out of gas or gets discouraged by Bellato’s solid takedown defense. That could open up an opportunity for Bellato to get the job done with his fists. Bellato via KO/TKO is currently sitting at +140 odds, a solid plus-money option for the Brazilian bruiser.

In the end, it all comes down to a battle of striker vs. grappler, but in this case, the striker has proven himself more than capable of fending off takedowns and handling himself on the mat, making him the clear favorite to come out on top.