Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brings us just our second PPV of the year with UFC 312 happening “Down Under” inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 8, 2025), streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV. UFC 312’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event is Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 for du Plessis’ 185-pound title. The co-main is Zhang Weili defending her women’s Strawweight title against No. 1-ranked contender, Tatiana Suarez.
UFC 312’s “Prelims” have numerous fighters who will get fans in Australia/New Zealand excited. The featured “Prelims” bout has slick striker, Jack Jenkins, taking on Gabriel Santos, at Featherweight. There’s also Lightweight prospect, Tom Nolan, taking on Viacheslav Borshchev. The “Prelims” also include former super prospect, Wang Cong (who was humbled last time out), taking on the much-improved Bruna Brasil. We’ve also got Aleksandre Topuria (brother to Ilia Topuria) making his UFC debut. He’ll be fighting the undefeated Colby Thicknesse.
Rounding out UFC 312’s “Prelims” are Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu, Kevin Jousset vs. Jonathan Micallef and Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli.
So, before UFC 312’s PPV action begins at 10 p.m. ET tonight right here, MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the entire UFC 312 “Prelims” undercard below, beginning with the first fight at 6:30 p.m. ET this late afternoon on ESPN2/ESPN+. Again, we are covering UFC 312’s PPV main card in a separate thread right here, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
UFC 312 START TIME AND DATE
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 312 fight card below, starting with the ESPN2/ESPN+ early “Prelims” undercard bouts, which air at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the UFC 312’s late “Prelims” which air on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. This is followed by UFC 312’s PPV main card, which will start at 10 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV, with play-by-play updates here.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “du Plessis vs. Strickland 2.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 312 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream).
HIGHLIGHTS!125 lbs.: Hyun Sung Park vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel – This fight was canceled because of “weight management issues” (full details)
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MIDDLEWEIGHT REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., Feb. 8, with a rematch between 185-pound kingpin, Dricus du Plessis, running it back against the man he lifted the belt off little more than one year ago, Sean Strickland, in the five-round main event. In UFC 312’s championship co-headliner from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, women’s Strawweight roost-ruler, Zhang Weili, will defend her belt against undefeated (and oft-injured) 115-pound contender, Tatiana Suarez. UFC 312 will also feature a hard-hitting Heavyweight battle between Justin Tafa vs. Talisson Teixeira, alongside a Light Heavyweight showdown with Jimmy Crute facing Rodolfo Bellato, and so much more! UFC 312’s start time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).
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