After his controversial loss to Du Plessis, Strickland got back in the win column and maintained his status as a divisional title contender by defeating former title challenger Paulo Costa five months later by unanimous decision at UFC 302. He is 4-2 in his last six fights and is close to reaching the top of several striking records.

A rematch between two of the UFC's top middleweights headline's UFC 312 when Dricus Du Plessis faces Sean Strickland. Get all of our UFC 312 predictions and best bets.

The co-main event features Zhang Weili defending the women's strawweight title against top contender Tatiana Suarez. The American won "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 23 in her UFC debut and has won all seven of her UFC bouts. Weili is on her second run as champion and is one of the best strawweights in UFC history.