Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., July 18, 2026) with UFC Oklahoma City, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens inside Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
UFC Oklahoma City Preview
Our main event tonight is Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman in the Middleweight division. This is DDP’s first fight since he was totally dominated by Khamzat Chimaev last year. We last saw him looking pretty good against Joaquin Buckley. If Usman can get past du Plessis, then he might be an interesting addition to the title mix at 185 pounds. The champion, Sean Strickland, is someone Usman beat back in the Welterweight division.
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The co-main event is Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan. Cannonier turned 42 this year. He’s started to show his age, finally, against the top tier of UFC Middleweights. Duncan is on a hot streak, with two spinning knockout finishes in his last three.
The rest of the main card is Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez, Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline and Tommy McMillen vs. Albeto Montes.
The “Prelims” are headlined by Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado. There’s also Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyeon Ko. That might be the “Fight of the Night.”
UFC Oklahoma City Start Date and Time
We’re operating at primetime over in Azerbaijan. That means we have a special start time this weekend. Checkout the Paramount+ timings inside Baku Crystal Hall below:
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UFC Oklahoma City “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
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UFC Oklahoma City main card is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.
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All of UFC Oklahoma City airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET. Come in and say hi!
UFC OKLAHOMA CITY QUICK RESULTS
Main card
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185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman
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185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
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155 lbs.: Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez
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115 lbs.: Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline
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145 lbs.: Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes
Prelims
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145 lbs.: Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado
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170 lbs.: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Heyon Ko
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205 lbs.: Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Felipe Franco
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145 lbs.: Ezra Elliott vs. Damien Anderson
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125 lbs.: Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll
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265 lbs.: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines by TKO (strikes), round 1 (1:40)
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125 bs.: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:04) — HIGHLIGHTS
UFC OKLAHOMA CITY PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Prelims
Alvin Hines vs. RJ Harris: We got a good Heavyweight fight (the kind that ends within five minutes), with Harris cracking Hines with an uppercut early in the first round. That dropped Hines and allowed Harris to rain blows down on him until the referee stepped in.
Official decision: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines by TKO (strikes), round 1 (1:40)
Anna Melisano vs. Dione Barbosa: Total domination from Dione Barbosa. She got Melisano down early and was a lead weight on top of her. She landed good ground and pound and then decided to focus on the neck. She got a few good rear naked choke attempts in before Melisano made it to her feet. As Melisano came up, Barbosa leaped onto her back and got her deepest choke of the fight for the win.
Official decision: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:04)
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Live stream begins at 5 p.m. ET. …
