Title: UFC 312 Fight Changes: Updated Card for Sydney Event
UFC 312's flyweight bout between Rei Tsuruya and Stewart Nicoll has hit a snag. According to Marcel Dorff of Tapology, Nicoll has suffered an injury and won't be able to compete. Unfortunately, there won't be any replacements to fill in for him either.
Tsuruya, a 22-year-old Japanese MMA prodigy with an undefeated 10-0 record, was set to make his mark on a larger stage. His lone UFC victory came after securing a contract with the promotion. UFC President Dana White and his team are undoubtedly being cautious with Tsuruya's early career matchups, as they're keen on establishing a presence in Japan and leveraging local stars to achieve this goal.
As for Nicoll, the Aussie fighter faced defeat at UFC 305, where he went head-to-head against Jesus Aguilar. Although his chances to recuperate and bounce back will have to wait, we're looking forward to seeing how he develops and evolves in the MMA realm.
Two title fights still remain on the UFC 312 card: Dricus du Plessis will defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland in a rematch, and UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang will defend her title against Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event.
Here's the complete, updated fight card for UFC 312:
- (c) Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland – UFC Middleweight Championship
- (c) Weili Zhang vs. Tatiana Suarez – UFC Women’s Strawweight
- Quinn Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli – Lightweight
- Tallison Teixeira vs. Justin Tafa – Heavyweight
- Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev – Lightweight
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos – Featherweight
- Cody Haddon vs. Aleksandre Topuria – Bantamweight
- Cong Wang vs. Bruna Brasil – Flyweight
- Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato – Light Heavyweight
- Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu – Lightweight
- Kevin Jousset vs. Jonathan Micallef – Welterweight
- Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado – Welterweight
- Hyun Sung Park vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel – Flyweight
Before UFC 312 makes its way to Sydney, Australia, on February 8, the UFC will stop by Inglewood, California, for UFC 311 on January 18. The Intuit Dome event will feature two world championship fights, just like UFC 312. Islam Makhachev will defend his UFC lightweight title against Arman Tsarukyan, while Merab Dvalishvili will defend his UFC bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov.
Stay tuned for further updates on these exciting MMA events!
When is UFC 311? The UFC will stop by Inglewood, California, for UFC 311 on January 18.What time is UFC 311? The exact time for UFC 311 has not been specified in the text.Despite UFC 312's flyweight bout between Rei Tsuruya and Stewart Nicoll facing a setback, there are still two title fights remaining on the UFC 312 card.UFC President Dana White and his team are keen on establishing a presence in Japan and leveraging local stars like Tsuruya for this goal.
