UFC 312 – Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis LIVE: American star looks to enact revenge against South African as MMA takes over Australia

Tonight’s main card opens with a tough welterweight encounter where Victorian Jake Matthews will look to stabilise himself in the UFC.

The 30-year-old Aussie star has been part of the promotion since 2014 with an astonishing 20 fights.

Prado told press this week that Matthews’ best days are behind him – but Matthews believes his decade of experience will help him get the job done.

Dricus du Plessis (c) vs Sean Strickland

Zhang Weili (c) vs Tatiana Suarez

Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira

Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato

Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado

Excellent performance from Santos after being dropped by head kick early on.

He eventually submitted the Aussie in the third after landing a brutal front kick.

The crowd is screaming for popular Aussie Jack Jenkins as he readies to fight Gabriel Santos.

Main card not too far away.

Nick and Peter Daicos are enjoying the show in Sydney.

Queenslander Tom Nolan gets the W over Viacheslav Borshchev with a slick decision victory.

Expect big things from this 6’3 lightweight!

Chinese MMA star Wang Cong got her hand raised against Bruna Brasil with a decision victory (30-27 x 3). Clinical performance.

Two of the biggest rivals in the sport, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya, are currently seated together watching UFC 312!

Not the most exciting fight of the day – but Aleksandre Topuria has done enough to claim the win by decision.

Rong Zhu defeated Kody Steele via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Jonathan Micallef defeated Kevin Jousset via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Quillan Salkilld defeated Anshul Jubli via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Aussie UFC superstar Alex Volkanovski is working the corner of teammate Colby Thicknesse today.

Thicknesse is making his debut against Aleksandre Topuria, the older brother of Volk’s heated rival, featherweight champ, Ilia.

Victorian welterweight Jonathan Micallef has notched up a W on debut against Kevin Joussett.

He dropped Joussett in the first round with a head kick and went on to win the fight by decision.

‘Keep an eye on me!’ he declared afterwards. We certainly will.

Australian lightweight rookie Quillan Salkilld finished his opponent Anshul Jubli in just 19 seconds.

It’s the second quickest knockout by a lightweight debutant in the UFC’s history.

Two belts on the line today at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

Dricus du Plessis (c) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight)

Zhang Weili (c) vs Tatiana Suarez (strawweight)

Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)

Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato (light heavyweight)

Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado (welterweight)

Jack Jenkins vs Gabriel Santos (featherweight)

Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev (lightweight)

Wang Cong vs Bruna Brasil (flyweight)

Colby Thicknesse vs Aleksandre Topuria (bantamweight)

Kody Steele vs Rongzhu (lightweight)

Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset (welterweight)

Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli (lightweight)

And welcome to Daily Mail Australia’s coverage of today’s UFC 312 card from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

We have an excellent main card in store, headlined by a pair of must-see matchups.

In the co-main event, China’s Zhang Weili will defend her straw-weight title against top-ranked challenger Tatiana Suarez.

Then, in our main event Sean Strickland gets his shot at getting back his belt from Dricus Du Plessis in a highly-anticipated middleweight rematch.

So stick with us for all the news and updates for what promises to be an exciting event.