Sportsbooks set opening odds for Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman unoffical headliner at UFC Oklahoma
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - AUGUST 20: Kamaru Usman of Nigeria reacts after being defeated by Leon Edwards of Jamaica in the UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 278 event at Vivint Arena on August 20, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is headed back to Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on July 18 but has yet to announce the five-round main event. The rumor mill has former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis tangling with ex-welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman, which is all the sportsbooks needed to open the betting line for their unofficial showdown.
“Stillknocks” is favored to defeat “The Nigerian Nightmare,” according to BetOnline. ag . Dricus Du Plessis -230 Kamaru Usman +195 Current odds imply a 69.
7% probability of DDP winning this fight. UFC is expected to make an announcement on the Oklahoma City headliner in the coming days. Du Plessis (23-3) has not competed since losing his 185-pound title to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 last summer in Chicago.
As for the rarely-active Usman (21-4), he’s looking to capitalize on his Joaquin Buckley win atop the UFC Atlanta fight card in June 2025. UFC Oklahoma City is also expected to feature Amanda Ribas vs. Fatima Kline, Veronica Hardy vs.
Dione Barbosa, and Brad Tavares vs. Marc-Andre Barriault, among others.