​UFC Oklahoma City is on deck for the weekend (Sat., July 18, 2026) from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This is the first time UFC has been to Oklahoma since 2017 and only the third-ever visit to the state. The main event sees the Middleweight debut of former Welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, taking on former Middleweight roost-ruler, Dricus du Plessis.The co-main features Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan, also a Middleweight. The main card also has Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez, Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline and Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuite the downgrade from UFC 329, huh?The “Prelims” are headlined by Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado. There’s also Seok Hyeon Ko vs. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani on the undercard.As always, there’s lots to bet on this card and we’ve got odds for all the fights below:It’s been about a year since du Plessis was part of one of the most one-sided UFC title fights in history opposite Khamzat Chimaev. I say “one of” since Islam Makhachev vs. Jake Della Maddalena happened a few months later. That was DDP’s first UFC loss and first loss since when Roberto Soldic knocked him out back in KSW in 2018.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUsman showed he was 38 years-young when he dominated Joaquin Buckley a year ago. That was his first fight since his competitive loss to Chimaev back in Oct. 2023. The former champ turned 39 in May.Du Plessis is the favorite in this match-up because of Usman’s advanced age and this being the Nigerian Nightmare’s debut at Middleweight. These two are pretty much the same size and I think Usman not needing to cut as much weight as his age is a positive. So, I’m not expecting the change in division to be much of a factor on this fight.Despite being the underdog, I think Usman has a good shot at winning this. It is the “Year of the Unc,” after all. We’ve seen a lot of older fighters turn back younger challengers who are coming for their spots. That’s not quite what’s happening here. Usman is actually trying to take Du Plessis’ spot high up on the Middleweight pecking order. If Du Plessis wins this, then he might just book a trilogy fight with Strickland and the chance to go 3-0 against him.Usman could give Du Plessis some problems, though. Du Plessis’ hard charging style is great for someone who is looking for reactive takedowns. And, as we saw in that Chimaev fight, Du Plessis can get smothered by an elite grappler. Usman was an elite grappler during his prime at Welterweight. He might still be good enough to hold Du Plessis down for longer than the South African would want.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDu Plessis’ game is built on pressure and volume, but if he gets Usman to the fence, I see Usman doing pretty well at protecting himself and turning around a clinch or converting one to a takedown.Given these odds, the Usman moneyline bet is pretty appealing to me. I’m a chicken, th