Sean Strickland will put his middleweight championship on the line against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 in Toronto, Canada on Sunday (AEDT).
Read on for our Ultimate Guide of UFC 297!
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WHAT TIME DOES UFC START
The early prelims get underway Sunday, January 21 at 10:30am AEDT with the main card kicking off at 2pm.
The Strickland and du Plessis fight is expected to start around 3:30-4pm.
WHO IS THE BETTING FAVOURITE
Sean Strickland is the narrow favourite with the TAB to win, with Dricus du Plessis a $2.01 chance.
As for method of victory, du Plessis KO/TKO ($3.25) is the shortest price with bookies. A Strickland KO/TKO is paying $3.45.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Sean Strickland
Record: 28-5
Height: 185cm
Weight: 84kg
Reach: 76 inches
Average Fight Time: 14:43
Dricus du Plessis
Record: 20-2
Height: 185cm
Weight: 84kg
Reach: 76 inches
Average Fight Time: 9:11
FULL CARD (ALL TIMES AEDT)
MAIN CARD (from 2pm)
Sean Strickland (28-5) v Dricus du Plessis (20-2) – middleweight
Raquel Pennington (15-9) v Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1) – women bantamweight
Neil Magny (28-12) v Mike Malott (10-1-1) – welterweight
PRELIMS (from 12pm)
Brad Katona (15-2) v Garrett Armfield (9-3) – bantamweight
Charles Jourdain (15-6-1) v Sean Woodson (10-1-1) – featherweight
Serhiy Sidey (10-1) v Ramon Taveras (9-2) – bantamweight
EARLY PRELIMS (from 10:30am)
Yohan Lainesse (9-2) v Sam Patterson (10-2-1) – welterweight
Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-3) v – women flyweight
Malcolm Gordon (14-7) v Jimmy Flick (16-7) – flyweight
