UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman Set After Oklahoma City Weigh-In

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and ex-welterweight king Kamaru Usman both made weight on Friday for their five-round main event at UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman, according to official figures released by UFC.com. Du Plessis weighed 185.5 pounds and Usman 186 pounds at the promotion's first event at Paycom Center in nearly a decade.

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Fri, 17 July 2026 · 1 min read

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The bout headlines a 13-fight card on Saturday, July 18, at Paycom Center, with prelims airing at 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+, UFC said.

## UFC Fight Night Du Plessis vs Usman: Official Weigh-In Card

In the co-main event, middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier (185) and Christian Leroy Duncan (185.5) meet. Two fighters missed weight, UFC confirmed: lightweight Chase Hooper (157.5, 1.5 pounds over) forfeits 20 percent of his purse to Mitch Ramirez, and featherweight Ezra Elliott (147.5) also came in heavy against Damien Anderson.

The main-event result is **Unverified** — the bout has not yet been contested as of publication.

**Global angle:** The card marks UFC's return to Oklahoma City after almost 10 years and pairs two former titleholders in a rare champion-versus-champion middleweight clash.

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