For the seventh time overall and first since 2023, the UFC will return to Australia's largest city when UFC 312 arrives on Saturday inside Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena. A pair of title fights top the marquee as Dricus du Plessis aims for the second defense of his UFC middleweight title when he rematches Sean Strickland in the main event.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis says his mindset heading into a fight is what separates him from the rest. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his title against Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA,

Sean Strickland wasn't overly impressed by how Dricus du Plessis got past Israel Adesanya. Former UFC Champ Strickland claims he 'dog walked' Adesanya in their title fight at UFC 293, dropping Adesanya in the first round en route to a unanimous decision victory.