The co-main event features Zhang Weili defending the women's strawweight title against top contender Tatiana Suarez. The American won "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 23 in her UFC debut and has won all seven of her UFC bouts. Weili is on her second run as champion and is one of the best strawweights in UFC history.

The UFC returns to Australia for UFC 312 on February 9. The card will feature a lot of Australian and Asian prospects due to the proximity, but not the main event. Two massive title fights are on the card,

Zhang Weili and Dricus Du Plessis made competing at the highest level of MMA look easy at UFC 312, as they turned the last two fights of the night into one-sided affairs. First, Zhang dominated Tatiana Suarez,