Whittaker was the second former champion that Chimaev has bested after he also took a majority decision over Kamaru Usman in a short-notice matchup at UFC 294, and in total the 30-year-old has added eight UFC victories to his undefeated record since making his promotional debut in 2020.

Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines the Feb. 8 event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

Dricus du Plessis has fired back at former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland, taking aim at the American's tendency to engage in split-decision fights

Dricus du Plessis recently voiced his belief in making his opponents suffer before the fight, as seen by the press conference before the Sean Strickland fight last year at UFC 297.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa shared his strategy for the upcoming rematch against American Sean Strickland. The bout will headline UFC 312, set for February 9 in Sydney,

Dricus Du Plessis is solely focused on defending his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 312, so he "did make much" of Islam Makhachev's comments about a potential move to middleweight. Following thi

Sean Strickland welcomes a former foe in Alex Pereira to join his corner of coaches for his upcoming rematch against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312.

Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has shared his thoughts on who will come out on top at UFC 312 between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland. The middleweight title rematch, which is set to take place on the 9th of February in Sydney,

When it comes to Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland, who better to ask for a pick than Israel Adesanya? The former two-time UFC Champion is coming off nine rounds against the #1 and #2 middleweights in the world,