Dricus Du Plessis met Sean Strickland again in a title fight in the UFC 312 main event, but there was no controversy on the cards this time.

There are two big title bouts taking place on Saturday, Feb. 8 at UFC 312 including Zhang Weili defending the Women’s Strawweight Title against Tatiana Suarez and Driscus Du Plessis taking the Middleweight Title into a bout against Sean Strickland at Quodas Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

Here’s when to expect Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland to make their cage walks for their rematch at UFC 312.

Du Plessis earned the middleweight title shot after stopping Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 but he was unable to make the quick turnaround in order to challenge Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September of 2023.

Sean Strickland was a hair's breadth away from beating Dricus du Plessis last year, yet he's a significant underdog in the rematch. That doesn't make sense to our UFC betting expert, who is targeting the Strickland via decision prop at UFC 312.

Dricus Du Plessis expected to earn over $1 million for UFC 312 including bonuses and PPV shares. Sean Strickland projected to make up to $1.5 million for the fight, dependent on PPV performance. Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez will earn substantial purses for the co-main event at UFC 312, topping estimated earnings.

T.J. Dillashaw is confident that Luke Rockhold could beat Sean Strickland. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) earl

Eric Nicksick wasn't trying to kick Sean Strickland while he was down at UFC 312, he was trying to lift him up. The former UFC middleweight champion and the coach that helped get him there could be on better terms a few weeks removed from Strickland's last fight against Dricus du Plessis in Sydney,