With both fighters being deceptively difficult to kill, their first encounter back at UFC 297 ended up being a tactical, back-and-forth battle that saw Du Plessis narrowly scrape out a split decision win on the scorecards to become the new champion at 185 pounds.

Two UFC titles will be up for grabs this weekend as middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis faces Sean Strickland in the UFC 312 main event, a rematch of their January 2024 title fight, and strawweight champion Zhang Weili goes for her third title defense vs.

Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and No. 1 contenderSean Strickland came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC 312 press conference tonight (Wed., Feb 5, 2025), just three days (or two in you’re "Down Under") ahead of their five-round championship main event from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney,