Exactly 1 year after losing the UFC Championship Middleweigth in the hands of Dricus Du Plessis, Sean Strickland rematches the opponent. He was not prepared in the past 1 year, when he could only receive the challenge of struggle thanks to the close victory of Paulo Costa. In fact, the match shows that Strickland is really difficult to fight Du Plessis at its peak.
In the match against Du Plessis, Sean Strickland only somewhat dominated in the first half, but the gap was not really clear. In the remaining 4 rounds, Du Plessis was the one who was better. The defending champion keeps a very good distance, and does not give Strickland many opportunities to attack.
At the end of 5 rounds, Dricus Du Plessis won the Sean Strickland with convincing gap. 3 Inspection of the match score with a score of 50-45, 50-45 (Du Plessis won all 5 rounds) and 49-46 (Du Plessis won 4 rounds, lost 1). This result helps the championship to continue belonging to Du Plessis, and Sean Strickland has to rediscover the opportunity to compete in the near future.
Besides the match between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland, UFC 312 also has another belt match. In the weight of Strawweight for women, Zhang Wei Li successfully defended the championship before Tatiana Suarez. She won the score after 5 rounds, when she was marked 4/5 rounds.
UFC 312 also acknowledged the impression of Chinese boxers. Besides Zhang Wei Li, the other two representatives of China, Wang Cong and Rong Zhu, won. The match between Rong Zhu and Kody Steele, even just an outer round, was also voted as the best match of the event.