{"id":97446,"date":"2026-07-14T03:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/ufc-oklahoma-city-make-predictions-for-dricus-du-plessis-vs-kamaru-usman\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T03:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:23:43","slug":"ufc-oklahoma-city-make-predictions-for-dricus-du-plessis-vs-kamaru-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/ufc-oklahoma-city-make-predictions-for-dricus-du-plessis-vs-kamaru-usman\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Oklahoma City: Make predictions for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We want your predictions for UFC Oklahoma City. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we&#39;ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).<\/p>\n<p>Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release&nbsp;ahead of UFC Fight Night 281 (Paramount+), which takes place Saturday at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make your picks below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Dione Barbosa vs. Alice Melisano<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Barbosa (9-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Melisano (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Flyweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Barbosa -400, Melisano +310<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">R.J. Harris vs. Alvin Hines<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Harris (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Hines (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Heavyweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Harris +109, Hines -132<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Coria (12-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Nicoll (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Flyweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Coria -1000, Nicoll +600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Felipe Franco vs. Levi Rodrigues<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Franco (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Rodrigues (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Light Heavyweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Franco +150, Rodrigues -180<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Seokhyeon Ko vs. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Ko (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Lebosnoyani (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Welterweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Ko -230, Lebosnoyani +190<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Bashi (14-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Delgado (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Featherweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Bashi -105, Delgado -115<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> McMillen (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Montes (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Featherweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> McMillen -110, Montes -110<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Fatima Kline vs. Tabatha Ricci<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Kline (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Ricci (12-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Strawweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> Ricci No. 10, Kline honorable mention<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Kline -350, Ricci +280<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Hooper (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Ramirez (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Lightweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Hooper -340, Ramirez +280<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Cannonier (18-9 MMA, 11-9 UFC), Duncan (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Middleweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> Cannonier No. 14, Duncan honorable mention<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Cannonier +260, Duncan -330<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/dricus-du-plessis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dricus Du Plessis<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/kamaru-usman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamaru Usman<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Records:<\/strong> Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), Usman (21-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division:<\/strong> Middleweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rankings:<\/strong> Du Plessis No. 3 (middleweight), No. 10 pound-for-pound; Usman No. 10 (welterweight)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odds (as of 07.13.26):<\/strong> Du Plessis -260, Usman +210<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"opinary-widget-embed\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">UFC Oklahoma City lineup<\/h2>\n<p>MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dricus Du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman<\/li>\n<li>Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan<\/li>\n<li>Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez<\/li>\n<li>Fatima Kline vs. Tabatha Ricci<\/li>\n<li>Tommy McMillen&nbsp; vs.&nbsp; Alberto Montes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado<\/li>\n<li>Seokhyeon Ko vs. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani<\/li>\n<li>Felipe Franco vs. Levi Rodrigues<\/li>\n<li>Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll<\/li>\n<li>R.J. Harris vs. Alvin Hines<\/li>\n<li>Dione Barbosa vs. Alice Melisano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iJE9otJOQMM?feature=oembed\" title=\"Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya | FULL FIGHT | UFC Oklahoma City\" width=\"200\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/07\/13\/ufc-oklahoma-city-dricus-du-plessis-vs-kamaru-usman-reader-predictions-picks\/90909580007\/\">UFC Oklahoma City: Make predictions for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/ufc-oklahoma-city-predictions-dricus-030210492.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want your predictions for UFC Oklahoma City. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we&#39;ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[132,26842,16841,11892,26843,7324,16842],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}