UFC 297
2024 mixed martial event in Nevada, US
UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Background
The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Toronto and first since UFC 231 in December 2018.
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Sean Strickland and former KSW Welterweight Champion Dricus du Plessis headlined the event.
A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former title challenger Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva took place at the event. The title was vacated when former champion Amanda Nunes announced her retirement immediately after defending her title at UFC 289.
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria was expected to take place at this event. However, Volkanovski was instead pulled to face Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 294. As a result, this fight was pushed back one month to headline UFC 298.
A light heavyweight rematch between former KSW and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Aleksandar Rakić was expected to take place at the event.
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