UFC 312
| UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | |
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| The poster for UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | |
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 9, 2025 (2025年2月9日) |
| Venue | Qudos Bank Arena |
| City | Sydney, Australia |
| Attendance | 18,537[1] |
| Total gate | 7,687,317ドル[1] |
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UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 9, 2025, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.[2] [3]
Background
[edit ]The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Sydney and first since UFC 293 in September 2023.[3]
A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Dricus du Plessis (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) and former champion Sean Strickland headlined the event.[4] The pairing previously met one year prior at UFC 297 in which du Plessis captured the title by split decision.[5]
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight winner Tatiana Suarez served as the co-main event.[4]
A light heavyweight bout between Jimmy Crute and Marcin Prachnio was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Prachnio withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Rodolfo Bellato.[7]
Road to UFC Season 2 flyweight winner Rei Tsuruya and Stewart Nicoll were scheduled to meet in a flyweight bout.[6] However, Nicoll was forced to withdraw due to an injury and the bout was cancelled.[8]
A bantamweight bout between promotional newcomer Aleksandre Topuria and Cody Haddon was scheduled for this event.[9] However, Haddon withdrew from the fight due to a foot injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer Colby Thicknesse.[10]
A flyweight bout between Road to UFC Season 1 flyweight winner Park Hyun-sung and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel was scheduled for the event.[11] However, the bout was canceled due to a weight management issue with Nyamjargal.[12]
During the event's broadcast, it was announced that the interim UFC Middleweight Championship bout that took place in April 2019 at UFC 236 between Israel Adesanya (who would go on to become a two-time middleweight champion) and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum would be the next "fight wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this summer. Adesanya won the interim title via unanimous decision after a back-and-forth contest.[13]
Results
[edit ]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis (c) | def. | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | def. | Tatiana Suarez | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Tallison Teixeira | def. | Justin Tafa | TKO (knee to the body and elbows) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jimmy Crute | vs. | Rodolfo Bellato | Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Francisco Prado | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / Disney+ / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Gabriel Santos | def. | Jack Jenkins | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:06 | |
| Lightweight | Tom Nolan | def. | Viacheslav Borshchev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Wang Cong | def. | Bruna Brasil | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Aleksandre Topuria | def. | Colby Thicknesse | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary card (Disney+ / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Rong Zhu | def. | Kody Steele | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jonathan Micallef | def. | Kevin Jousset | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld | def. | Anshul Jubli | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:19 | |
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Bonus awards
[edit ]The following fighters received 50,000ドル bonuses.[15]
- Fight of the Night: Rong Zhu vs. Kody Steele
- Performance of the Night: Tallison Teixeira and Quillan Salkilld
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025年02月09日). "UFC 312 post-event facts: Sean Strickland breaks longtime striking record in defeat". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025年02月09日.
- ^ Nolan King (2024年10月16日). "UFC 312 officially announced for Syndey". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024年10月16日.
- ^ a b NSW Government (2024年10月17日). "Return of UFC Octagon puts Sydney cage on the world stage". nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024年10月17日.
- ^ a b Mathew Riddle (2024年12月07日). "UFC announces 2 huge title fights for UFC 312". si.com. Retrieved 2024年12月07日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024年01月21日). "Dricus du Plessis dethrones Sean Strickland to win title in UFC 297 main event, calls out Israel Adesanya". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024年12月07日.
- ^ a b Danny Segura (2024年11月11日). "First three bouts announced for UFC 312 in Australia". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025年01月07日.
- ^ Bartłomiej Stachura (2025年01月06日). "Unofficially: Marcin Prachnio will not appear at UFC 312, Jimmy Crute with a new rival". lowking.pl. Retrieved 2025年01月07日. (in Polish)
- ^ Brian Mazique (2025年01月15日). "UFC 312 Fight Canceled, Here's The Updated Card For Sydney". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025年01月15日.
- ^ Álvaro Colmenero (2024年12月20日). "Aleksandre Topuria already has a date and rival for his UFC debut". abc.es. Retrieved 2024年12月21日. (in Spanish)
- ^ Nolan King (2025年01月29日). "Broken foot results in Topuria vs. Volkanovski team battle at UFC 312". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025年01月29日.
- ^ Brian Mazique (2025年01月15日). "UFC 312 fight canceled, here's the updated card for Sydney". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025年01月15日.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2025年02月07日). "Park Hyun-sung vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel scratched from UFC 312 ahead of weigh-ins". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025年02月07日.
- ^ Simon Samano (2025年02月08日). "Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum interim title-fight war joins UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025年02月08日.
- ^ "UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024年11月12日.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2025年02月09日). "UFC 312 Bonus Report: Quillan Salkilld one of four fighters to take home 50ドルk". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2025年02月09日.