The main event will see Dricus du Plessis attempt to defend his middleweight belt for the second time when he and Sean Strickland square off in a rematch of their 2024 meeting. Strickland rebounded from losing his title with a split decision over former title challenger Paulo Costa at UFC 302,

Daniel Cormier warns UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of a potential middleweight move. Since he won’t fight UFC welterweight champ Belal Muhammad, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is willing to jump two weight classes just to fulfill his goal of becoming UFC dual-champion.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has Sean Strickland to fend off at UFC 312, but there's a wolf on the hunt. Khamzat Chimaev is next in line for a title shot and many are convinced he'll win.