Follow Mail Sport’s live blog of UFC 312’s main event between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis as the American star looks to enact revenge against his South African opponent.
The Joker puts on a clinic
Chinese MMA star Wang Cong got her hand raised against Bruna Brasil with a decision victory (30-27 x 3). Clinical performance.
Best mates!
Two of the biggest rivals in the sport, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya, are currently seated together watching UFC 312!
Topuria defeats Thicknesse by UD
Not the most exciting fight of the day – but Aleksandre Topuria has done enough to claim the win by decision.
Early prelim results
Rong Zhu defeated Kody Steele via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jonathan Micallef defeated Kevin Jousset via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Quillan Salkilld defeated Anshul Jubli via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Coach Volk with protege backstage
Aussie UFC superstar Alex Volkanovski is working the corner of teammate Colby Thicknesse today.
Thicknesse is making his debut against Aleksandre Topuria, the older brother of Volk’s heated rival, featherweight champ, Ilia.
Another Aussie win!
Victorian welterweight Jonathan Micallef has notched up a W on debut against Kevin Joussett.
He dropped Joussett in the first round with a head kick and went on to win the fight by decision.
‘Keep an eye on me!’ he declared afterwards. We certainly will.
Aussie debutant gets blistering knockout!
Australian lightweight rookie Quillan Salkilld finished his opponent Anshul Jubli in just 19 seconds.
It’s the second quickest knockout by a lightweight debutant in the UFC’s history.
The stage is set!
Two belts on the line today at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
UFC 312 FULL CARD
Dricus du Plessis (c) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight)
Zhang Weili (c) vs Tatiana Suarez (strawweight)
Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)
Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato (light heavyweight)
Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado (welterweight)
Jack Jenkins vs Gabriel Santos (featherweight)
Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev (lightweight)
Wang Cong vs Bruna Brasil (flyweight)
Colby Thicknesse vs Aleksandre Topuria (bantamweight)
Kody Steele vs Rongzhu (lightweight)
Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset (welterweight)
Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli (lightweight)
Good morning, fight fans!
And welcome to Daily Mail Australia’s coverage of today’s UFC 312 card from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
We have an excellent main card in store, headlined by a pair of must-see matchups.
In the co-main event, China’s Zhang Weili will defend her straw-weight title against top-ranked challenger Tatiana Suarez.
Then, in our main event Sean Strickland gets his shot at getting back his belt from Dricus Du Plessis in a highly-anticipated middleweight rematch.
So stick with us for all the news and updates for what promises to be an exciting event.
