Brad Katona

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. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Sean Strickland and former KSW Welterweight Champion Dricus du Plessis headlined the event.

Preliminary fights for UFC 297, 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.

155 lbs.: Cerrone vs. Gaethje | 205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov vs. Glover Teixeira | 265 lbs.: Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes | 170 lbs.: Michel Pereira vs. Sergey Khandozhko | 185 lbs.: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Uriah Hall | 205 lbs.: Misha Cirkunov vs. Jim Crute

Main Card Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa ON Canada Lightweight bout: Al Iaquinta vs. Donald Cerrone | Middleweight bout: Derek Brunson vs. Elias Theodorou | Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Shane Burgos | Bantamweight bout: Brad Katona vs. Merab Dvalishvili | Heavyweight bout: Walt Harris vs. Sergey Spivak | Middleweight bout: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Andrew Sanchez

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will make his Octagon return after a frightening health scare earlier this year to fight top 145-pound contender Brian Ortega. If “Blessed” is unable to answer the call, however, the Hawaiian risks getting stripped of his division strap. In addition, former bantamweight title contender Valentina Shevchenko will battle ex-strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant 125-pound strap, recently stripped from the inactive Nicco Montano.

The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale