Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312 | Preview & Prediction
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The co-main event sees the women’s strawweight belt on the line as champion Zhang Weili defends against the unbeaten Tatiana Suarez in what promises to be a cracking fight
Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez 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 Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez expected to walk out? Sunday 9th February, 2025, 4:45am UK / Saturday 8th February, 11:45pm US ET / 8:45pm 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)
Zhang Weili: Chinese champ looking to defend for third time
Zhang Weili (25-3) is a two-time UFC strawweight champion and the Chinese star continues to impress every time she steps in the Octagon. After losing back-to-back fights with Rose Namajunas, she has won her last four fights against some of the best the UFC has to offer. During that time, she has won three Performance of the Night bonuses and Zhang Weili is arguably getting better with age.
Tatiana Suarez: Unbeaten star looking to become strawweight champion
Tatiana Suarez (10-0) has enjoyed quite the rise in the UFC as after winning the strawweight tournament in The Ultimate Fighter back in 2016, she has risen all the way to the top. While she has yet to be beaten in a professional MMA fight, it has not all been plain sailing for Suarez as she has faced injury after injury in recent years but a couple of wins against quality opponents has seen her earn a title shot.
Zhang Weili vs Tatiana Suarez Prediction
The co-main event has all the hallmarks of being an absolute cracker and something has to give in this bout between Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez.
It is Suarez who comes into the fight as a favourite which is an unusual situation for Zhang Weili to be an underdog.
Suarez has an outstanding level of wrestling which is arguably why she is the favourite here and that will be the foundation for her if she does win.
We would make the champion the slight favourite however. She has been far more active than Suarez, has fought in five-rounders several times, and has been fighting at such a high level for such a long time.
We like the value on Zhang Weili here. She is going to have to somehow quell Suarez’s wrestling if she is to get the win but her striking power is one way that she can slow her unbeaten opponent down. She is our marginal preference but we like this one going to the scorecards.
Prediction: Fight to go the distance
