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Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM PDT // 0 Comments

Kamaru Usman isn’t sure which division his next fight will be contested at following a loss at UFC Oklahoma. Usman and former UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis collided in the main event of Saturday’s “Fight Night” card inside Paycom Center. The bout was contested at 185 pounds. Usman struggled in the first two rounds, and he even ate a flush knee strike that wobbled him. “The Nigerian Nightmare” started to come alive in the third round and even had a late surge in the final stanza, but du Plessis still outworked him to earn a unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM PDT // 0 Comments

The Octagon invaded the Paycom Center for tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event, and four fighters wound up walking away with performance bonuses. The 12-bout fight card was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight showdown between Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. The contest proved to be a rather dominant showing from Dricus du Plessis. The former middleweight champion was able to hurt Kamaru Usman on multiple occasions, starting in the opening round. Despite wobbling the former welterweight champion with several left head kicks, ‘DDP’ was unable to score a finish as Usman showed off his heart and resilience for the entirety of their twenty-five-minute war. After five rounds of action, Du Plessis was awarded a much-deserved unanimous decision victory.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight bout between Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. Du Plessis (24-3 MMA) was returning to action 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.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event is headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight showdown between Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. Du Plessis (24-3 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.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City main card lineup features a lightweight bout between Chase Hooper and Mitch Ramirez. Hooper (17-5-1 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.

BJPENN.COM Staff - July 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Adam Benwarwar took two knockdowns and gave one final answer. The Moroccan overcame a torrid start to stop Kongklai Sor Sommai by TKO in the bantamweight Muay Thai main event of ONE Friday Fights 162 on Friday, July 17, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The card followed The Inner Circle 22 on the same stacked night in the Thai capital. Benwarwar came out firing, rocking his opponent with heavy punches early. Kongklai answered instantly, dropping the 23-year-old with a booming left hook for an eight-count.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM PDT // 0 Comments

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.

BJPENN.COM Staff - July 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium has hosted plenty of five-round wars, but few carried the weight of unfinished business quite like this one. Jonathan Di Bella defended his ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title against Zhang Peimian in the main event of The Inner Circle 22 on Friday, July 17, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dylan Bowker - July 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Sean Strickland helms the UFC’s middleweight division and steadily gets in work with someone vying for gold in another promotion this weekend. The combatant in question is Johnny Eblen, who runs it back with Impa Kasanganay for a rematch with the interim middleweight belt on the line at PFL Austin on July 18th. The winner will battle lineal PFL middleweight champion Costello Van Steenis at a later juncture when the 185-pound titleholder gets off the shelf from his injury. Speaking to the motivational component, getting to work with the UFC champion and potential future UFC Hall of Famer in Sean Strickland, who really touts Johnny Eblen’s skills in quite a high regard, Eblen said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Curtis Calhoun - July 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Alex Pereira’s former light heavyweight foe believes his post-fight attacks against referee Herb Dean are unwarranted. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira’s bid to become the promotion’s first three-division titleholder fell short at the hands of Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 last month. In their interim heavyweight title fight, Gane finished Pereira by Round 2 TKO to secure a rematch against undisputed champion Tom Aspinall.

Curtis Calhoun - July 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor answered a flurry of questions asked by fans on his X account about his current mindset. Conor McGregor’s latest comeback attempt at UFC 329 ended in a serious right leg injury suffered just seconds into his fight with Max Holloway. After throwing a failed spinning kick as the fight kicked off, McGregor landed awkwardly on his right leg and suffered an injury that could sideline him for another year.

Cole Shelton - July 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Kamaru Usman is moving back up to middleweight. Usman is set to take on Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC Oklahoma City in what will be a fan-friendly fight. Although Usman is the former welterweight champion, he opted to move back up to middleweight to take on Du Plessis.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 20, 2026

Dricus du Plessis is wondering where Naassourdine Imavov has been. Imavov has long been considered the rightful No. 1 contender for the UFC Middleweight Championship, but he was passed over in favor of a grudge match between Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev back in May. Strickland ended up defeating Chimaev, and now many are expecting a rematch, although UFC CEO Dana White hasn’t committed to it just yet.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 20, 2026

Sean O’Malley thinks a rematch with Petr Yan is inevitable, and he’s willing to wait for it. O’Malley is well aware that a trilogy bout between Yan and Merab Dvalishvili for the UFC Bantamweight Championship is likely. “No Mercy” and “The Machine” are tied at 1-1 with Yan getting the most recent victory to reclaim the 135-pound gold. Both men have dealt with injuries since that time with Yan’s recovery process for a back procedure being the main holdup.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 19, 2026

Ian Machado Garry can see the comparison being made with his upcoming title fight to Conor McGregor’s game-changing win over Jose Aldo. Garry is set to challenge for UFC gold for the first time on Aug. 15. “The Future” will be meeting welterweight titleholder Islam Makhachev inside the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Garry had long pounded the table for a crack at the 170-pound title, and wins over Belal Muhammad, Carlos Prates, and Michael Page earned him the shot.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 19, 2026

Alexandre Pantoja thinks Joshua Van has handled himself well as the UFC Flyweight Champion, but he wants to settle things with the bruiser from Myanmar. Pantoja has been out of action since suffering an injury early in his late 2025 tilt with Van. Going into the bout, Pantoja was the reigning 125-pound titleholder, but he suffered a freak injury when he landed badly on his arm and suffered a dislocation after Van caught a kick attempt. Van was awarded the UFC Flyweight Championship.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 19, 2026

Conor McGregor has revealed that he did indeed suffer an ACL injury during the UFC 329 main event. The stage was set for McGregor to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon in a rematch with Max Holloway. McGregor actually suffered a torn ACL in his first meeting with “Blessed” back in 2013. The “Notorious” one pushed through that ordeal to emerge victorious via unanimous decision.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 19, 2026

Kamaru Usman isn’t sure which division his next fight will be contested at following a loss at UFC Oklahoma. Usman and former UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis collided in the main event of Saturday’s “Fight Night” card inside Paycom Center. The bout was contested at 185 pounds. Usman struggled in the first two rounds, and he even ate a flush knee strike that wobbled him. “The Nigerian Nightmare” started to come alive in the third round and even had a late surge in the final stanza, but du Plessis still outworked him to earn a unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026

The Octagon invaded the Paycom Center for tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event, and four fighters wound up walking away with performance bonuses. The 12-bout fight card was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight showdown between Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. The contest proved to be a rather dominant showing from Dricus du Plessis. The former middleweight champion was able to hurt Kamaru Usman on multiple occasions, starting in the opening round. Despite wobbling the former welterweight champion with several left head kicks, ‘DDP’ was unable to score a finish as Usman showed off his heart and resilience for the entirety of their twenty-five-minute war. After five rounds of action, Du Plessis was awarded a much-deserved unanimous decision victory.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026

Tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight bout between Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. Du Plessis (24-3 MMA) was returning to action 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.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026

Tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event is co-headlined by a middleweight contest featuring Jared Cannonier taking on Christian Leroy Duncan. Cannonier (18-10 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.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026

Tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City main card lineup features a lightweight bout between Chase Hooper and Mitch Ramirez. Hooper (17-5-1 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.

Chris Taylor - July 18, 2026

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.

Dylan Bowker - July 17, 2026

A combatant who battled Amanda Nunes for UFC gold is no longer a UFC contracted athlete. As reported by MMA Fighting, Irene Aldana is the fighter in question who will not be continuing her journey with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as of this juncture. The Mexican standout has not competed since a Fall 2024 setback to Norma Dumont, but Aldana still remained in the top ten rankings for contenders at 135 pounds before her departure from the promotion. The 38-year-old debuted in the UFC on the heels of notching multiple first-round finishes via strikes inside the Invicta FC cage.