Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a title-fight rematch, which headlines Saturday’s event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). Strickland revealed that Pereira isn’t too big of a fan of Du Plessis.

For the seventh time overall and first since 2023, the UFC will return to Australia's largest city when UFC 312 arrives on Saturday inside Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena. A pair of title fights top the marquee as Dricus du Plessis aims for the second defense of his UFC middleweight title when he rematches Sean Strickland in the main event.

Ahead of UFC 312, former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland looks back at a pivotal moment from his first title fight with Dricus Du Plessis.