The road show heads north of the border on Saturday when UFC 297, headlined by a middleweight title fight between champion Sean Strickland and challenger Dricus du Plessis, takes place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. At DraftKings sportsbook, Strickland is a -135 favorite. Du Plessis is a +114 underdog.
The card is the UFC's first in Toronto since Dec. 8, 2018, when Max Holloway defeated Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 231.
The UFC's other stops in Toronto were for:
• UFC 206, Holloway versus Anthony Pettis on Dec. 10, 2016.
• UFC 165, Jon Jones versus Alexander Gustafsson on Sept. 21, 2013,
• UFC 152, Jones versus Vitor Belfort on Sept. 22, 2012.
• UFC 140, Jones versus Lyoto Machida on Dec. 10, 2011.
• UFC 129, Georges St-Pierre versus Jake Shields on April 30, 2011, in front of a UFC record crowd of 55,724.