Light heavyweight champion Pereira will be in Strickland’s (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) corner when he challenges middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 main event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis was unfazed by Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker's critique toward the way he fights. Adesanya and Whittaker couldn't contain their laughter when sharing their experiences fighting Du Plessis (22-2 MMA,

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker offered his pick and predictions for the UFC 312 main event: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2.

Dricus Du Plessis will not oblige to Sean Strickland's demand for UFC 312. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines the Feb.

Whittaker was the second former champion that Chimaev has bested after he also took a majority decision over Kamaru Usman in a short-notice matchup at UFC 294, and in total the 30-year-old has added eight UFC victories to his undefeated record since making his promotional debut in 2020.

A look at the opening betting odds for the upcoming UFC 312 fight card, which is headlined by a middleweight title fight between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.

Sean Strickland has challenged middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis to make their UFC 312 title fight a striking-only encounter. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) rematches Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.