Sean Strickland made no excuses in his first statement since having his nose shattered in his UFC 312 rematch vs. Dricus Du Plessis.

Dricus du Plessis and Zhang Weili made hard work look easy at UFC 312. Both reigning UFC champions defended their belts in one-sided bouts on Saturday night, earning commanding decisions over challengers who were expected to be tough tests.

The UFC returns to Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight (February 8) with a UFC 312 card that features two title fights at the top of the bill.Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 The main event will see Dricus du Plessis attempt to defend his middleweight belt for the second time in a rematch with Sean Strickland.