19 January 2024 , 17:02
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UFC fans are in for a treat this weekend when middleweight champion Sean Strickland defends his title against Dricus Du Plessis in Canada as part of UFC 297.
Strickland and Dricus du Plessis both have solid pro records which combined works out at 55 fights and 48 wins between the pair. This weekend's clash also has some added spice with Strickland attacking the South African fighter Du Plessis in the middle of the crowd at UFC 296.
Strickland jumped over the seats and began throwing punches at Du Plessis before they were separated in Las Vegas. Strickland will be putting his title on the line for the first time after winning the belt from Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September last year.
Du Plessis is ranked as the No 2 challenger to the Middleweight title after he defeated Robert Whittaker in his last outing in July 2023. He has also beaten Derek Brunson, Darren Till and Brad Tavares making him a firm match for Strickland. Elsewhere on the card Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva will both make an attempt to claim Amanda Nunes' now-vacant women’s bantamweight title.
So, with a card packed with action let's find out how you can watch and what time you have to tune in if you're watching in the UK.
When is UFC 297?
Live coverage from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, begins at 1am UK time on Sunday, January 21 and the main event is expected to start at 5:15am UK time.
Who is fighting at UFC 297?
Main card:
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- Sean Strickland v Dricus Du Plessis
- Raquel Pennington v Mayra Bueno Silva
- Neil Magny v Mike Malott
- Dominick Reyes v Carlos Ulberg
- Arnold Allen v Movsar Evloev
Prelim card:
- Brad Katona v Garrett Armfield
- Charles Jourdain v Sean Woodson
- Serhiy Sidey v Ramon Taveras
- Gillian Robertson v Polyana Viana
How can you watch it?
The fight will be live on on TNT Sports which you can get on Discovery+. There are several ways you can tune in. You can upgrade to TNT Sports on Sky for £25 a month. Sports fans can get TNT Sports 1, 2, 3 & 4 through Sky. You can upgrade and find out terms and conditions here.
You can now also watch the fight on Amazon Prime by getting Discovery+ Premium for £29.99 a month on top of your Amazon Prime subscription.