With both fighters being deceptively difficult to kill, their first encounter back at UFC 297 ended up being a tactical, back-and-forth battle that saw Du Plessis narrowly scrape out a split decision win on the scorecards to become the new champion at 185 pounds.

UFC 312 is headlined by a rematch for the Middleweight title. Check the UFC odds series for our Du Plessis-Strickland prediction and pick.