The UFC Middleweight Championship will be on the line when defending champion Dricus du Plessis battles former champion Sean Strickland to highlight the main card at Saturday’s UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The early preliminary card is expected to get underway around 6 p.m. ET, with the main UFC 312 fight card starting around 10 p.m. ET. Du Plessis is coming off a successful title defense at UFC 305 this past August when he won by submission at 3:38 of the fourth round over Israel Adesanya. Strickland had defeated Adesanya by unanimous decision at UFC 293 in September 2023 to earn the middleweight championship, but lost it to du Plessis at UFC 297 in January 2024 by split decision in the Fight of the Night.
Du Plessis is a -225 favorite (risk $225 to win $100), while Strickland is priced at +185 (risk $100 to win $185) in the latest UFC 312 odds, with that fight listed at -150 to go the distance. Also on the main card, women’s strawweight fighters take the spotlight as Zhang Weili (+105) takes on Tatiana Suarez (-125) in a title bout. Before making any UFC 312 picks, be sure to see the UFC 312 predictions and best bets from SportsLine’s Daniel…
