UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis – Start Time, Main Event: Venue, Prelims and Fight Card

UFC 297 is certainly delivering all the hype it can. With Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland and Dricus ‘StillKnocks’ Du Plessis set to headline the main card the anticipated event, the PPV also holds quite several amazing matchups. But the question is, when does the event start?

The UFC 297 card is scheduled to take place inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 20th January 2024. Here are the timings of the UFC 297 event for some countries.

UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis – Timings for the US, the UK & Australia

For the fight fans in the US, the main event card for UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis is set to start by 10 p.m. (ET.). While the prelims are expected to start by 8 p.m. (ET.), the early prelims are scheduled to start by 6 p.m. (ET.).

For the fight fans in the UK, the main event card for UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis, is set to start by 3 a.m. (GMT). While the prelims are expected to start by 1 a.m. (GMT). And the early prelims are scheduled to start by 11 p.m. (GMT.)

For the fight fans in Australia, the main event card for UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis, is set to start by 2 p.m. (AEDT.). While the prelims are expected to start by 12 p.m. (AEDT.). And the early prelims are scheduled to start by 10 a.m. (AEDT.).

With UFC 297 being the first PPV event for the UFC, fans are certainly thrilled to start the year off with a bang. But who are the fighters who will be competing in the undercard for UFC 297?

UFC 297: Fights to look out for

The main card of UFC 297 will start off with Arnold Allen and Movsar Evloev, at featherweight. They will be followed by Chris Curtis and Marc-Andre Barriault at middleweight. Then we’ll have a welterweight bout between Neil Magny and hometown boy Mike Malott. This will then bring us to the co-main event, which will be a fight between Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva for the women’s bantamweight title. And lastly, the card will be headlined by middleweight champion, Sean Strickland against challenger, Dricus Du Plessis.

The prelims have some interesting matchups as well, with Brad Katona and Garrett Armfield fighting at bantamweight while Charles Jourdain and Sean Woodson will go to war at featherweight. The card will also feature fights between Serhiy Sidey and Ramon Taveras at bantamweight and Gillian Robertson and Polyana Viana at strawweight.

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The Early Prelims also have three fights lined up, which are Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson at welterweight. Jasmine Jasudavicius and Priscila Cachoeira at flyweight. And lastly, Malcolm Gordon and Jimmy Flick also at flyweight

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