UFC Fight Night (Oklahoma)

UFC returns to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2017 with a five-round middleweight main event pitting two former champions. Dricus du Plessis, the ex-middleweight king, makes his first walk since losing the belt to Khamzat Chimaev by decision at UFC 319 (Aug. 2025); he remains ranked No. 2 and needs a statement to force a rematch. Kamaru Usman, a former welterweight champion, jumps up a division chasing a storybook second title at 185 lbs. Stylistically it's a compelling clash — du Plessis's awkward, high-volume pressure and granite chin against Usman's elite wrestling, jab and fight IQ — though Usman's output and finishing rate have dipped in recent years. It effectively functions as a title eliminator, with the winner in line for champion Chimaev. Below it, former title challenger Jared Cannonier faces surging Brit Christian Leroy Duncan in a ranked middleweight scrap, and gatekeeper-testing Kevin Holland meets unbeaten prospect Jacobe Smith at welterweight. Card, bout order and weights remain subject to change.

Results

Dricus du Plessis defeated Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) across all five rounds, out-working the bigger man over 25 minutes to bounce back from his 2025 title loss to Khamzat Chimaev. Elsewhere on the card, Christian Leroy Duncan out-pointed Jared Cannonier, Chase Hooper submitted Mitch Ramirez with a first-round rear-naked choke, Fatima Kline outpointed Tabatha Ricci, and Tommy McMillen stopped Alberto Montes in the third round.