UFC 310 was interrupted by two big announcements about an upcoming pay-per-view card.
It was initially revealed that a strawweight title fight between Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez would be the co-main event of UFC 312, which will take place on February 9 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Shortly after, Jon Anik confirmed that Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 will star.
Now it is clear why Khamzat Chimaev sent Strickland threatening messages on social media.
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Khamzat Chimaev thought he had earned the middleweight title
Chimaev thought his sickening win over Robert Whittaker was enough to skip the line at 185 pounds.
Strickland suffered a razor-thin split-decision loss when he fought Du Plessis for the first time at UFC 297 in January.
The former champion defeated Paulo Costa before announcing he is waiting for a title rematch.
That plan nearly backfired when Du Plessis expressed his preference to face Chimaev after watching him shatter Whittaker's teeth at UFC 308 in October.
In recent days, 'Borz' has bizarrely focused his energy on Strickland. First he sent the American a photo of himself holding a gun, with the caption: “Where are you?”
Chimaev followed that up with another image of the couple standing together after a workout.
“It's okay haha,” he wrote to further confuse fans.
The UFC 312 main event appears to have seen Chimaev take on Strickland.
It looks like he'll have to wait until the end of 2025 before he finally gets a shot at UFC gold.
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Sean Strickland tried to eat his words
Strickland was adamant that he would not travel to Australia to reprise Du Plessis.
He tweeted in October: “UFC event planning; “I have a great idea, let's send Sean to fight for a championship abroad where the government absolutely hates him.”
“UFC, are you f***ing with me or are you trying to tell me you want me to spread freedom?! I sometimes wonder….”
A mother later he said: “I don't fight in Australia. We're thinking of Vegas in March.
“I have love for the Aussies. BUT I don't think your government likes me… I take that as a compliment. Hate speech isn't real and I will always stand up for my kangaroo homies! FREEDOM!”
Strickland was extremely popular with fans when he last fought in Australia. The 33-year-old defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September 2023, but he believes his bizarre antics and interviews angered government officials, who had paid for a tourism package that included a UFC pay-per-view.
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