A middleweight title rematch headlines UFC 312 in Sydney, with South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis (22-2) putting his title on the line against Sean Strickland (29-6).
Du Plessis claimed the 185-pound strap when defeating Strickland via split decision at UFC 297.
“Stillknocks” has since defended the title against Israel Adesanya, while Strickland scored a split-decision victory over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 to ensure he remained in the title picture.
MORE: The cult of Sean Strickland: Confounding, complicated, concerning?
In the co-main event, the women’s strawweight title is up for grabs, with China’s Zhang Weili (25-3) looking to turn back the challenge of the undefeated Tatiana Suarez (11-0).
Follow along as The Sporting News brings you all the action from Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena:
UFC 312 live results, highlights
11:08 am AEDT: Up next, we’ve got Micallef vs. Jousset at welterweight. They’re in the cage and ready to go.
Salkilld flattens Jubli inside a minute
Perth’s Quillan Salkilld made the perfect UFC debut, sparking Anshul Jubli in the opening seconds of the first bout on the card.
Salkilld connected with a right hand to send his Indian opponent down and followed up with a left as the referee waved it off after just 19 seconds.
Jubli protested about an early stoppage but he can have no excuses given the way he hit the mat.
10:40 am AEDT: It’s go time! Salikilld and Jubli are making their walks for the opener.
10:10 am AEDT: Hello and welcome to our UFC 312 live blog. Due to one fight being scrapped, the bouts are getting underway a little later than scheduled.
UFC 312 full card results
Main Card
- Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Sean Strickland 2 for the UFC middleweight title
- Zhang Weili (c) vs. Tatiana Suarez for the UFC strawweight title
- Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira; Heavyweights
- Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato; Light Heavyweights
- Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado; Welterweights
Prelims
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos; Featherweights
- Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev; Lightweights
- Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil; Flyweights
- Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria; Bantamweights
Early Prelims
- Rong Zhu vs. Kody Steele; Lightweights
- Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset; Welterweights
- Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli via TKO1 (0:19)
Read the full article here
