The Octagon invades Paycom Center for tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman.

Du Plessis (23-3 MMA) will be competing for the first time since losing the promotion‘s middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev 11 months ago at UFC 319. Prior to that lopsided decision defeat, ‘DDP’ had strung together 10 straights wins, which included victories over Sean Strickland (x2), Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker and Darren Till.

Meanwhile, Kamaru Usman (21-4 MMA) most previously competed in June of 2025, where he scored an impressive unanimous decision victory over Joaquin Buckley. That win snapped a three-fight losing skid for ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’, who had previously suffered losses at the hands of Leon Edwards (x2) and Khamzat Chimaev respectively.

UC Oklahoma City is co-headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight contest featuring Jared Cannonier taking on Christian Leroy Duncan.

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Cannonier (18-9 MMA) will be competing for the first time since dropping a decision to Michael Page eleven months ago at UFC 319. Prior to that setback, ‘Tha Killa Gorilla’ was coming off a fourth-round TKO victory over Gregory Rodrigues. The 42-year-old has gone 3-3 over his past six Octagon appearances overall.

Meanwhile, Christian Leroy Duncan (14-2 MMA) will enter this evening’s co-main event on a four-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming over Roman Dolidze this past March in London. Prior to that, ‘CLD’ was coming off back-to-back knockout victories over Eryk Anders and Marco Tulio respectively.

Also featured on tonight’s main card lineup is a lightweight bout between Chase Hooper and Mitch Ramirez.

Hooper (16-5-1 MMA) will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. ‘The Dream’ has suffered first-round TKO losses to Alexander Hernandez and Lance Gibson Jr. in his two most recent Octagon appearances. Prior to those setbacks, the 26-year-old had strung together five straights wins, which included victories over Clay Guida and Jim Miller.

Meanwhile, Mitch Ramirez (8-3 MMA) will also be looking to snap a two-fight losing skid this evening. The 33-year-old most previously competed 12 months ago, where he suffered a second-round TKO loss at the hands of Mike Davis.

UFC Oklahoma City Main Card (8pm EST on Paramount+)

185 lbs: Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman –

185 lbs: Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan –

155 lbs: Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez –

115 lbs: Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline –

145 lbs: Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes – McMillen def. Montes via TKO (punches) at 3:29 of Round 3

What a performance 🤩

Tommy McMillen left it all inside the Octagon and earns the RD3 TKO win!

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WHAT A FIRST ROUND 🍿

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UFC Oklahoma City Prelims (5pm EST on Paramount+)

145 lbs: Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado – Delgado def. Bashi by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

THIS FIGHT SO FAR 🔥

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170 lbs: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Heyon Ko – Lebosnoyani def. Ko by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

29-28 on all scorecards 🙌@JeanPaulMMA earns the UD win over a tough 15 minutes!

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205 lbs: Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Felipe Franco – Franco def. Rodrigues Jr via TKO (punches and elbows) at 1:39 of Round 2

Felipe Franco's first UFC victory 👏

He gets the TKO stoppage win in RD2!

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145 lbs: Ezra Elliott vs. Damien Anderson – Elliott def. Anderson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

Action is starting EARLY in this one 👊

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125 lbs: Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll – Coria def. Nicoll by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

A hard-fought 15 minutes!@AldenCoria earns the UD victory for his 2nd win in 2026!

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265 lbs: RJ Harris vs. Alvin Hines – Harris def. Hines via TKO (punches) at 1:40 of Round 1

"THAT WAS NASTY" 😳

RJ Harris made a STATEMENT for his first win in the UFC with a RD1 knockout!

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125 bs: Anna Melisano vs. Dione Barbosa – Barbosa def. Melisano via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:04 of Round 1

The Witching Hour 😳@DioneBarbosaMMA makes quick work with a RD1 submission victory in dominant fashion!

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