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The middleweight belt is on the line at this weekend's UFC 312 bout headlined by Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. South African Du Plessis, who holds the current title, will face Strickland for the second time; Du Plessis nabbed the Middleweight Championship title at UFC 297 when he defeated Strickland by a narrow split decision. Strickland, the previous champion, is gunning to regain the title at this weekend's event, which will also include a women's strawweight title match between Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez. You can tune into UFC 312 early prelims at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+. Prelims will be available on ESPN2 and ESPN+ starting at 8 p.m., and the main fight begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 fight, including the full fight card and how you can stream every match.
How to watch the Du Plessis vs. Strickland fight:
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8
Start time: event begins at 6 p.m. ET
Fight time (approximate): main card fights begin at 10 p.m. ET
Location: Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia
TV channel/streaming: ESPN2 (Prelims), PPV via ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass (early prelims only)
When is the Du Plessis vs. Strickland fight?
Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland's fight is this Saturday, Feb. 8 at the at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
What channel is the Du Plessis vs. Strickland fight on?
Makhachev vs. Moicano will be available through pay-per-view in the US on ESPN+. ESPN+ subscribers can opt to add it on to their monthly plan (click here to see how), but note that ESPN+ PPV coverage of the fight only applies to the main card matches that start at 10 p.m. ET and it's a $79.99 add-on to the monthly subscription.
The prelim rounds at 8 p.m. ET will be available to watch on ESPN+ and ESPN2. You can watch the early prelim rounds at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass.
Where to watch the Du Plessis vs. Strickland fight:
ESPN+
UFC 312: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland fight card
ESPN+ PPV, Main Fight Card 10 p.m. ET
UFC Middleweight title: Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Sean Strickland
UFC women's strawweight title: Zhang Weili (c) vs. Tatiana Suarez
Heavyweight: Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
Light heavyweight: Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato
Welterweight: Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
ESPNews/ESPN+, Prelims 8 p.m. ET
Featherweight: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos
Bantamweight:Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria
Lightweight: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
Women's Flyweight: Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil
UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, Early Prelims 6 p.m. ET
Flyweight: Hyun Sung Park vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli
Welterweight: Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset
