UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis airs stay on pay-per-view from Scotiabank Area in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, January 21 (AEDT). The combat card includes a sequence of MMA bouts with two titles contested on the evening.
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UFC 297 PPV card
In the principle occasion, Sean Strickland makes the primary defence of his UFC middleweight title towards Dricus du Plessis. The championship bout is scheduled for 5 rounds.
Strickland (28-5) claimed the belt final September, when he defeated former champion Israel Adesanya by unanimous choice. With the victory, the 32-year-old native of Anaheim, California secured his third win in a row. No. 2-ranked Du Plessis (20-2) is driving an eight-fight profitable streak. The 30-year-old contender of Hatfield, South Africa defeated former champion Robert Whittaker by TKO within the second spherical final day out in July 2023.
Within the five-round co-main occasion, former bantamweight title challenger and No. 2 Raquel Pennington and No. 3 Mayra Bueno Silva battle it out for the division’s vacant belt. 35-year-old Pennington (15-8) of Colorado Springs, Colorado gained 5 of her earlier bouts. 32-year-old Silva (10-2-1, 1 NC) of Uberlandia, Brazil was in motion final July, when she confronted former champion Holly Holm in a bout that was dominated No Contest, after she examined constructive for ritalinic acid.
Additionally on the PPV card, Neil Magny (28-12) of the USA goes up towards Mike Malott (10-1-1) of Canada at welterweight. In one other USA vs Canada showdown, Chris Curtis (30-10) and Marc-Andre Barriault (16-6) go face to face at middleweight. Kicking off the motion, Arnold Allen (19-2) of England faces Movsar Evloev (17-0) at featherweight.
UFC 297 prelims
The highest of preliminary card pits Brad Katona (15-2) of Canada towards Garrett Armfield 9-3) of the USA. The pair squares off at bantamweight.
Additionally on the cardboard, one other consultant of the country-host, Charles Jourdain (15-6-1) takes on American Sean Woodson (10-1-1) at featherweight. Plus, Serhiy Sidey (10-1) of Ukraine and Ramon Taveras (9-2) of the US conflict at bantamweight and Gillian Robertson (12-8) of Canada and Polyana Viana (13-6) of Brazil meet at ladies’s strawweight.
Among the many early prelims, Canadian Yohan Lainesse (9-2) fights Sam Patterson (10-2-1) of England at welterweight. As well as, Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-3) of Canada takes on Priscila Cachoeira (12-5) of Brazil at ladies’s flyweight and Canada’s Malcolm Gordon (14-7) takes on American Jimmy Flick (16-7) at flyweight.
When does UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis begin in Australia?
MMA followers in Australia can watch UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis stay stream on Kayo. The beginning time is scheduled for Sunday, January 21 at 2 pm AEDT.
The preliminary card begins at 12 pm AEDT. The early prelims begin at 10:30 am AEDT.
The PPV value is $59.95. Subscription shouldn’t be required to buy this PPV.
UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis begin time in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra is scheduled for two pm AEDT. In Brisbane for 1 pm AEST. In Adelaide for 1:30 pm ACDT. In Darwin for 12:30 pm ACST. In Perth for 11 am AWST.
UFC 297 full combat card
The present UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis combat card seems to be as the next:
Important card
Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis, middleweight – Strickland’s UFC middleweight title
Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva, bantamweight – vacant UFC ladies’s bantamweight title
Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott, welterweight
Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault, middleweight
Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev, featherweight
Prelims
Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield, bantamweight
Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson, featherweight
Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras, bantamweight
Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana, ladies’s strawweight
Early prelims
Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson, welterweight
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Priscila Cachoeira, ladies’s flyweight
Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick, flyweight
