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Dricus Du Plessis dominated Sean Strickland at UFC 312, while Zhang Weili retained her title against Tatiana Suarez.

Dricus Du Plessis showcased his dominance at UFC 312, defending his middleweight title against Sean Strickland. The fight ended with a unanimous decision, with judges scoring it 50-45, 50-45, and 49-46. This victory marked Du Plessis`s second successful title defense, having previously defeated Strickland via split decision at UFC 297 and submitted Israel Adesanya in August. Du Plessis`s performance was highlighted by breaking Strickland`s nose, setting the stage for a potential future clash with Khamzat Chimaev.

In the co-main event, Zhang Weili retained her women`s strawweight title by defeating the previously undefeated Tatiana Suarez. The judges scored the bout 49-46, 49-46, and 49-45 in favor of Zhang, who outstruck and outwrestled Suarez after an initial takedown in Round 1.

Other notable results included Tallison Teixeira`s TKO victory over Justin Tafa in the first round, a majority draw between Jimmy Crute and Rodolfo Bellato, and Jake Matthews`s unanimous decision win against Francisco Prado.

The preliminary card featured Gabriel Santos submitting Jack Jenkins, Tom Nolan defeating Viacheslav Borshchev, and Aleksandre Topuria winning against Colby Thicknesse, all by unanimous decision. The early prelims saw Rongzhu and Jonathan Micallef also secure unanimous decision victories, while Quillan Salkilld made a remarkable UFC debut with a TKO in just 19 seconds. For more details, check out the UFC 312 results and highlights.

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