Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC 312 | Preview & Prediction
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The Australian fans will be relishing this fight as they get to see one of the hottest local prospects, Tom Nolan, face off against Viacheslav Borshchev in the UFC’s lightweight division
Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev Facts
When is UFC 312? UK – the early preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 8th February 2025, followed by the preliminary card at 1:00am (Sunday) and the main card at 3:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/8:00pm/10:00pm ET and 3:00pm/5:00pm/7:00pm PT
Where is UFC 312? Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
Where can I get tickets for UFC 312? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 312
What TV channel is UFC 312 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC 312? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC 312 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Tom Nolan and Viacheslav Borshchev expected to walk out? Sunday 9th February, 2025, 2:10am UK / Saturday 8th February, 9:10pm US ET / 6:10pm US PT
UFC 312 Main Card Event
Dricus du Plessis vs Sean Strickland (Middleweight)
Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez (Women’s Strawweight)
Justin Tafa vs Tallison Teixeira (Heavyweight)
Jimmy Crute vs Rodolfo Bellato (Light Heavyweight)
Jake Matthews vs Francisco Prado (Welterweight)
UFC 312 Prelims
Jack Jenkins vs Gabriel Santos (Featherweight)
Colby Thicknesse vs Aleksandre Topuria (Bantamweight)
Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev (Lightweight)
Park Hyun-sung vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (Flyweight)
Quillan Salkilld vs Anshul Jubli (Lightweight)
Wang Cong vs Bruna Brasil (Women’s Flyweight)
Jonathan Micallef vs Kevin Jousset (Welterweight)
Rong Zhu vs Kody Steele (Lightweight)
Tom Nolan: Big Train seeks to make it three wins in a row
Tom Nolan (8-1) is coming off back-to-back wins in the UFC and the Australian will be determined to make it three in a row on home soil. After suffering a TKO loss on his UFC debut to Nikolas Motta, Nolan has responded really well and picked up a TKO win of his own against Victor Martinez and then a unanimous decision win over Alex Reyes at UFC 305. The 24-year-old from Brisbane will see this as a golden opportunity to catapult himself up the rankings in the lightweight division.
Viacheslav Borshchev: Slava looking to build on split decision win
Viacheslav Borshchev (8-4-1) is coming off a much-needed win over James Llontop in August and he will be hoping to follow that up here. It was a split decision win and not the most comfortably of victories but valuable nonetheless after three defeats in his previous five fights. He has now gone 3-3-1 since making it into the UFC and he will want another win to stay relevant.
Tom Nolan vs Viacheslav Borshchev Prediction
This is one of the most evenly-matched fights on the card at UFC 312 according to the bookmakers and it should make for excellent viewing.
Tom Nolan will have plenty of crowd support behind him and that will spur him on but Viacheslav Borshchev will enjoy playing the role of spoiler.
It is Borshchev who comes in as the marginal favourite but we find it hard to back him. Nolan has multiple factors in his favour and there is good value in him as the underdog. Consider a small play on him in this one.
Prediction: Tom Nolan to win
