UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis told ESPN that he would have preferred a fight against Khamzat Chimaev over his UFC 312 rematch with Sean Strickland in Sydney on February 9.

The UFC heads to the land down under when it hosts UFC 312 from Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia on Feb. 8.  Headlining the

UFC 312 is next up on the MMA calendar and will feature a title rematch, highly anticipated or not, between middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and former champion Sean Strickland. The action goes down Saturday inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Light heavyweight champion Pereira will be in Strickland’s (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) corner when he challenges middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 main event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).

Ahead of the extremely exciting rematch between Plessis and Sean Strickland, at UFC 312 we take a look at all the information fans must know.

A look at the opening betting odds for the upcoming UFC 312 fight card, which is headlined by a middleweight title fight between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis was unfazed by Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker's critique toward the way he fights. Adesanya and Whittaker couldn't contain their laughter when sharing their experiences fighting Du Plessis (22-2 MMA,

According to Sean Strickland’s head coach, not everybody had a positive reaction to the news that UFC light heavyweight champ, and past Strickland opponent Alex Pereira will be in the corner for the main event of UFC 312.

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+.