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Sean Strickland assures fans he isn't battling staph infection going into UFC 312. 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

The title is on the line at UFC 312. Take a look at a chronological history of the UFC middleweight belt.

Check out these photos from the UFC 312 pre-fight press conference in Sydney, which featured UFC CEO Dana White, Dricus Du Plessis, Sean Strickland, Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez. (Photos courtesy of UFC, Getty)

Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez sized each other up for the first time at the UFC 312 pre-fight press conference. After answering questions from the media, Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) came face-to-face for a staredown ahead of Saturday's

After exchanging words at the UFC 312 pre-fight press conference, Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland came face-to-face for the first time on fight week. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) will rematch for the middleweight title on

The UFC 312 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event in the video above. The press conference takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, which also hosts Saturday's fight card. UFC 312 is built around two…

Pakistan's representation isn't typically prominent at combat sports outings, but at recent Karate Combat events the country's flags have waved proudly. That's because of Shahzaib Rind. He's perhaps not a household name internationally quite yet, but his accomplishments…

Leon Edwards is eager to run things back with UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad. After losing his title to Muhammad at UFC 304, Edwards (21-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will look to rebound against Jack Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) on March 22 in the UFC Fight…

Din Thomas isn't surprised to see Israel Adesanya on a losing skid at this point in his career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third-straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night

Dominick Cruz’s return to action has been delayed. The former UFC bantamweight champion is out of his scheduled main card fight against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night 252 in Seattle. The event takes place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena and is headlined by another…

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…

Old teammates Sean Strickland and Tatiana Suarez both challenge for titles at UFC 312. Earlier in their careers, the two shared the mats at Millennia MMA in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. While Strickland now calls XTreme Couture in Las Vegas home, this Saturday at Qudos

The UFC returns "Down Under" for UFC 312, its second pay-per-view of the year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 312 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday (Sunday…

Kamaru Usman suggests Israel Adesanya emulate Anderson Silva's approach to the end of his UFC career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday's main event

Ten years ago, Jake Matthews was in his early 20s and considered one of the best prospects in the UFC. Well, Francisco Prado believes that label belongs to him now, and wants to show that he's the future and Matthews a thing of the past. The 22-year-old welterweight…