Bleacher Report · Jan 18, 2024
UFC 297 Predictions: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Picks
The UFC will stage its first pay-per-view of 2024 in the Great White North as MMA's premier promotion invades Toronto for UFC 297.
The main event features a grudge match as Sean Strickland defends his UFC middleweight title against challenger Dricus du Plessis. The two have already engaged in fisticuffs outside the Octagon at last month's UFC PPV.
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In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington faces Brazilian Mayra Bueno Silva, a dangerous opponent who has had seven first-round finishes in her career, for the vacant UFC women's bantamweight title.