UFC 312 is light on value, especially compared to UFC 311, but the co-main event is solid. UFC women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili makes the third defense of her second title reign against Tatiana Suarez. "The Ultimate Fighter 23" winner Suarez was labeled a future champion out of the gate, but frequent injuries delayed the inevitable.

Two more title fights are on the horizon for UFC 312 as Dricus Du Plessis will put his middleweight belt on the line for a rematch against Sean Strickland in the main event. Plus, we’ll see Zhang Weili test herself against the undefeated wrestler Tatiana Suarez for the strawweight belt.

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.