A pair of title fights headline the UFC's first PPV of 2024.
Following his shocking win over Israel Adesanya, Sean Strickland makes his first title defense when he faces Dricus Du Plessis.
In the co-main event, longtime divisional staple, Raquel Pennington battles Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant women's bantamweight title following Amanda Nunes' retirement.
Fightful has you covered on if the four title competitors atop the marquee as well as the other 22 fighters on the card made weight.
Main Card (PPV, 10:00 p.m. EDT/7:00 p.m. PDT)
- Sean Strickland (C) (185) vs. (#2) Dricus Du Plessis (184) — UFC Middleweight Championship
- (#2) Raquel Pennington (135) vs. (#3) Mayra Bueno Silva (135) — UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship
- (#13) Neil Magny (171) vs. Mike Malott (171)
- (#14) Chris Curtis (185) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185)
- (#4) Arnold Allen (146) vs. (#9) Movsar Evloev (146)
Prelims (ESPN News/ESPN+, 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT)
- Brad Katona (136) vs. Garrett Armfield (135)
- Charles Jourdain (146) vs. Sean Woodson (146)
- Serhiy Sidey (135) vs. Ramon Taveras (140)*
- Gillian Robertson (116) vs. Polyana Viana (116)
Early Prelims (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. EDT/3:30 p.m. PDT)
- Yohan Lainesse (171) vs. Sam Patterson (170)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius (171) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (134)
- Malcolm Gordon (128)* vs. Jimmy Flick (126)
*Ramon Taveras missed the bantamweight limit (136). His bout with Serhiy Sidey will proceed as scheduled with Taveras forfeiting 30% of his purse to Sidey.*
*Malcolm Gordon missed the flyweight limit (126). His bout with Jimmy Flick will proceed as scheduled with Jimmy Flick forfeiting 30% of his purse to Flick.
Fightful will have complete coverage of UFC 297 beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT/3:30 p.m. PDT on Saturday, January 20.
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