At this stage of his career, it’s not likely Sean Strickland will head back to welterweight. But if he does … UFC 170-pound champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC), it’s safe to say, is no fan of Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC), who Saturday was dominated by middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA,
Day: February 9, 2025
If time permits, the MMA world might get tio witness a clash between all-time greats Zhang Weili and Valentina Shevchenko. Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), champion of the UFC women’s strawweight division, is interested in going up a weight class and challenging Shevchenko for her flyweight title. However, with both being defending champions, schedules will
What mattered most at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * Team Topuria wins the battle The primary storyline for this event outside of the championship bouts was the preliminary card matchup between debuting bantamweights Aleksandre Topuria and Colby Thicknesse, which the former
Dricus Du Plessis wants a champion vs. champion super fight against Alex Pereira. However, he first has some things to take care of. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) has been clear about wanting to move up to light heavyweight and challenge “Poatan” for his title, but he wants to hold off on that fight
The rumors are true: the UFC is headed back to South Florida. UFC 314 will take place April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami, the promotion officially announced during Saturday’s UFC 312 broadcast. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami and Kaseya Center have become a staple of early-in-the-year UFC pay-per-views. The upcoming event marks the third
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 312 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $254,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 312 took place at Qudos Bank Arena in
Sean Strickland gave Dricus Du Plessis full credit for defeating him in their UFC 312 rematch. In his first statement since leaving the octagon after a unanimous decision loss to Du Plessis on Saturday in Sydney, Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) revealed the extent of the damage to his nose that was a key factor
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card, including three to promotional newcomers. After UFC 312, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Sydney. Check out the winners below. Performance of the Night: Quillan Salkild Quillan Salkild def. Anshul Jubli via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 0:19 Quillan Salkild (8-1
Check out the best photos from Dricus Du Plessis’ middleweight title defense over Sean Strickland by unanimous decision in their UFC 312 rematch at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. (Fight and venue photos by UFC, Getty, Reuters) dricus-du-plessis-ufc-312-media-day sean-strickland-ufc-312-media-day sean-strickland-ufc-312-open-workouts sean-strickland-ufc-312-open-workouts_748c62 sean-strickland-ufc-312-open-workouts-1 sean-strickland-ufc-312-open-workouts-2 dricus-du-plessis-ufc-312-open-workouts dricus-du-plessis-ufc-312-open-workouts-1 sean-strickland-ufc-312 dricus-du-plessis-ufc-312-press-conference dricus-du-plessis-ufc-312 sean-strickland-ufc-312-pre-fight-press-conference_56c44a Sean Strickland dricus-du-plessis-ufc-312-pre-fight-press-conference_7dc1cb Dricus Du Plessis dricus-du-plessis-vs-sean-strickland-ufc-312-pre-fight-press-conference-faceoff_870e9d sean-strickland-ufc-312-official-weigh-ins sean-strickland-ufc-312-official-weigh-ins-1
The lone heavyweight fight of the UFC 312 main card delivered a fast finish. Making his UFC debut, undefeated Tallison Teixeira stepped into the octagon to face fellow hard-hitter Justin Tafa. The fight was the third on the pay-per-view main card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, and only lasted 35 seconds. Teixeira (8-0
Check out the best photos from UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. (Fight and venue photos courtesy of the UFC) jon-anik-michael-bisping-daniel-cormier-ufc-312 charles-oliveira-alex-pereira-ufc-312 quillan-salkilld-vs-anshul-jubli-ufc-312 quillan-salkilld-ufc-312 quillan-salkilld-ufc-312_cd627a quillan-salkilld-ufc-312-2 quillan-salkilld-ufc-312-1 jonathan-micallef-ufc-312 kevin-jousset-vs-jonathan-micallef-ufc-312 jonathan-micallef-vs-kevin-jousset-ufc-312-1 jonathan-micallef-vs-kevin-jousset-ufc-312 jonathan-micallef-vs-kevin-jousset-ufc-312-2 rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312 rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312_4fa438 rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312-3 rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312-2_4db444 rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312-1 kody-steele-ufc-312 rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312-4_d680dd rong-zhu-vs-kody-steele-ufc-312-5_1cf81c kody-steele-ufc-312-1 diego-lopes-ufc-312 merab-dvalishvili-ufc-312 israel-adesanya-alex-pereira-ufc-312 israel-adesanya-alex-pereira-ufc-312-1 israel-adesanya-alex-pereira-ufc-312_9a686d aleksandre-topuria-ufc-312 aleksandre-topuria-ilia-topuria-ufc-312_23b9ef colby-thicknesse-alexander-volkanovski-ufc-312_2d55fd aleksandre-topuria-vs-colby-thicknesse-ufc-312 ilia-topuria-ufc-312 alexander-volkanovski-ufc-312 aleksandre-topuria-ufc-312_a4c319 aleksandre-topuria-ufc-312_c09917
If you blinked, you might have missed the UFC debut of Quillan Salkilld. Kicking off the early prelims of UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, was a lightweight matchup between the debuting Salkilld (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Anshul Jubli. The fight lasted just 19 seconds after Australia’s Salkilld floored Jubli (7-2