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UFC Oklahoma City Results: Christian Leroy Duncan defeats Jared Cannonier (Highlights)
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11 hours agoon
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.
Meanwhile, Christian Leroy Duncan (15-2 MMA) will enter this evening's co-main event on a four-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming over Roman Dolidze this past March in London. Prior to that, ‘CLD' was coming off back-to-back knockout victories over Eryk Anders and Marco Tulio respectively.
This co-main event though😮â€ðŸ’¨
Jared Cannonier vs Christian Leroy Duncan
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Round one of the UFC Oklahoma City co-main event begins and Jared Cannonier lands a hard body shot after Christian Leroy Duncan misses with a high kick. The former title challenger with a jab. ‘CLD' with some low kicks in return. Now a front kick to the body. Cannonier jumps on a single leg. Duncan answers with a jumping knee while somehow avoiding the takedown. Cannonier still has him clinched against the cage. Both men working hard or position. ‘CLD' with a couple of heel kicks to the thigh of the veteran. Cannonier tries to drag the fight to the floor. Christian Leroy Duncan avoids the takedown and lands a nice knee. He gets back to space and lands a right cross. Jared Cannonier replies with a looping left. He shoots in for a takedown and manages to push Duncan against the cage. Two minutes remain in the round. ‘CLD' reverses the position. He drops down and is able to scoop up Jared and throw him down to the canvas. ‘Tha Killa Gorilla' is back up but he eats a standing elbow for his efforts. Christian Leroy Duncan is unloading big shots now. A hard elbow and then a flying knee. Jared Cannonier is on the run now. He gets pinned against the cage and Cannonier connects with a good left hand of his own. This fight is getting interesting. Duncan gets taken down. Cannonier loses the position at the final second and we go to round two.
The second round of the UFC Oklahoma City co-main event begins and Christian Leroy Duncan comes forward and lands a hard low kick. A spinning back kick sends Jared Cannonier to the floor. ‘CLD' attacks with a flying kick as the veteran returns to his feet. That was close to being illegal. Regardless, fight continues and Duncan is now defending a single leg takedown. Cannonier lands a good standing elbow as Duncan gets back to space. A clubbing right hand over the top from Cannonier. Christian Leroy Duncan answers with a big combination. Another good counter from Jared Cannonier connects flush. A spinning elbow from ‘CLD' rings the bell of ‘Tha Killa Gorilla'. Cannonier waves Duncan to come forward. He does and Jared forces the clinch and puts him against the cage. A clubbing elbow from Cannonier connects. He shoots in and scores with a takedown. He's now working from the half guard of Duncan and landing some short shots. ‘CLD' scrambles and somehow gets to the back of Cannonier. The horn ends an entertaining second round.
Both landing in RD2 👀
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The third and final round of this middleweight battle begins and Christian Leroy Duncan lands a pair of kicks to get things started. He throws a third, but Cannonier blocks it. A clean combination lands for ‘CLD'. Now a crisp jab. Cannonier looks to close the distance, but his uppercut attempt falls short. Cannonier forces a body lock and then drags Duncan to the ground, but only for a moment. ‘CLD' quickly scrambles back up and gets back to range. He lands a low kick. Jared Cannonier forces the clinch and pushes the Brit back up against the cage. ‘Tha Killa Gorilla' with a knee to the body. Cannonier likely needs a finish. He has just over two minutes to make it happen. He scores a trip takedown and then another as ‘CLD' refuses to stay put. Jared with some knees to the thighs. Christian Leroy Duncan breaks free to range and then just misses with a high kick. He lands a big knee. A spinning elbow just misses. Both men look tired. They spill to the ground after a hard fought fifteen minutes.
Official UFC Oklahoma City Results: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
That’s 5 consecutive wins for CLD! 😤
Christian Leroy Duncan leaves with the UD victory at #UFCOKC!
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Who would you like to see Duncan fight next following his victory over Cannonier this evening in Oklahoma? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!
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Dricus du Plessis overwhelms Kamaru Usman in UFC Oklahoma City main event
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10 hours agoon
July 18, 2026
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Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman full fight video highlights
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10 hours agoon
July 18, 2026
DDP vs. Usman took place July 18 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. Dricus du Plessis (24-3) and Kamaru Usman (21-5) squared off in the main event clash. The fight aired live on Paramount+.
Official result: Dricus du Plessis def. Kamaru Usman via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46 x2)
Catch all the video highlights below.
For more on DDP vs. Usman, check out the live blog below.
With a touch of the gloves, we are underway! Du Plessis immediately takes center of hte octagon and lands a kick, followed by a counter left. Usman feints the takedown, but Du Plessis doesn't bite. Du Plessis connects with a leg kick and a left high kick. Usman blocks a quick one-two but doesn't follow up with his own offense. Usman eats a left jab and misses with an overhand. Du Plessis clubs him with a right hand and momentarily wobbles him. Usman is clearly struggling with the range as Du Plessis picks up the momentum.
Settling down, Usman finally finds a home for an overhand right but eats a jab as he backtracks. Both men are just trading leather in the center. Du Plessis connects with an uppercut as he continues to find his rhythm. Usman finally clinches up and shoves Du Plessis into the fence. An accidental low blow forces the ref to separate them, and Du Plessis responds with another left high kick. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Du Plessis.
Usman comes out with an overhand right but only connects with air. Du Plessis connects with two left high kicks and wobbles Usman with a standing knee. The crowd starts chanting ‘DDP' as Du Plessis continues to put it on visibly hurt Usman.
Usman eats another knee and shoots for a takedown. Du Plessis defends, scrambles to his feet, and separates. Every time Usman attacks, Du Plessis counters with a flurry and a knee to the jaw. It's honestly amazing that Usman's chin has held up as he continues to take a beating. After a wild flurry, Usman complains of an eyepoke, but the replay clearly shows it was a clean right hook, and the referee forces them back into action. Du Plessis smells blood as he cuts open Usman's eye.
The power difference has never been more evident as Du Plessis plants yet another knee to the jaw with 60 seconds left. Du Plessis lands another right hand as the round. comes to an end. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Du Plessis.
Du Plessis opens with a kick to the body. Usman responds with a stabbing kick up the middle, followed by a clean left to the jaw. Usman is clearly relying on his straight kick, but Du Plessis sees it coming as he evades. Usman lunges and eats another knee up the middle. Both men exchange kicks and body attacks, but Du Plessis finds a home for the left high kick.
Usman starts to settle down as he peppers the straight kick up the middle before feinting a takedown. Du Plessis is now finding a home for the body kick, but Usman throws off the attack with a quick level change. Du Plessis switches to orthodox and lands a picture-perfect one-two and narrowly misses with another standing knee.
Usman snatches a leg and finally secures the takedown. Too bad Du Plessis pops right back up and delivers that standing knee. With 30 seconds left, Usman has clearly fought his way back into the round as his kick up the middle finds its way through. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Du Plessis.
It's the championship round, and Usman is ready for more as he marches to the center. With his confidence high, Usman looks to take control early, but Du Plessis evades everything. Usman finally takes control of the center as he begins throwing with bad intentions, refusing to let Du Plessis fight at his pace. Usman continues to land his push kick, but Du Plessis wobbles him with another left high kick.
Du Plessis snaps Usman's head back with a combo before throwing and landing another left high kick. Usman laughs it off, but eats a massive right from Du Plessis. Usman looks to avoid damage with an ill-timed takedown.
It's starting to look more and more like the opening two rounds as Du Plessis bullies Usman around the octagon. Usman won't get quiet into the night but misses widely with a combination. With 60 seconds left, Usman's head snaps back from a combination. Usman lands a beauty of a combination. Du Plessis doesn't relent as he closes the round out with another left high kick. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Du Plessis.
With the crowd on their feet, both men touch gloves for the final round. Du Plessis misses with a flying knee, and Usman responds with a quick combination and level change. Usman evades a series of kicks and fakes another takedown. Du Plessis whips in a left jab as Usman circles away. With his offense almost gone, Usman snaps out of it and looks for a combination of his own.
Du Plessis accidentally lands a kick to the groin, forcing the referee to pause the action.
Usman doesn't take the full time to recover, jumps right back into the fire, and immediately eats a barrage of right head kicks. With his opponent reeling, Du Plessis swarms for the kill. Somehow, Usman survives and marches Du Plessis back to the center.
In a shock turn of events, Du Plessis shoots for the takedown. Usman defends, lands his own knee, and shoves Du Plessis away. With new life under him, Usman pushes forward as Du Plessis backs towards the fence. Circling away, Du Plessis eats a swarm of punches. Breathing heavily, Du Plessis eats wild right hand as Usman refuses to relent.
As the clock hits 15 seconds, Usman blocks a kick and rushes forward. Du Plessis runs away as he covers up against the fence as the clock hits zero. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Usman.
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RAF 11 Results: Belal Muhammad outworks Ben Askren in Askren’s final match
Published
10 hours agoon
July 18, 2026
Ben Askren didn't win, but he's a winner simply for making it to the mat.
On Saturday night, Askren competed for the final time, losing by points to Belal Muhammad at RAF 11.
Last year, Askren suffered serious complications from pneumonia, flatlining several times, and ultimately requiring a lung transplant to survive. It seemed unlikely that Askren would ever compete again, but after a year of recovery and work, the former Olympian got himself ready for one final match. But it was an open question about how Askren would look in the match given his health complications, and while Askren didn't show off much of his classic “Funky†style, the man still has a strong foundation in fundamentals and put that on display.
Defense was the name of the game for Askren, who stuffed all offense from Muhammad, who was not particularly aggressive, perhaps out of deference to Askren's comeback story, or perhaps just respectful of Askren's wrestling pedigree. But give credit to Askren, who also did a phenomenal job of hand-fighting and not allowing Muhammad to gain any offensive purchase.
In the second period, Askren finally initiated offense of his own, driving Muhammad out for a takedown attempt, and then another, which forced Muhammad to open his offense up, but Askren remained stalwart.
Muhammad started to really press forward in the final period and finally scored a takedown on Askren, who was really fading down the stretch. And Muhammad took advantage, scoring again on Askren, who was really showing his exhaustion. He did his best to fend Muhammad off down the stretch, but once Muhammad took a lead, Askren had no real ability to come back, losing a decision to Muhammad.
After the bout, Muhammad put Askren over, imploring the crowd to give him a standing ovation, and then calling out Colby Covington.
Askren then took the mic to give his final thoughts before taking off his wrestling shoes, signifying his retirement.
“I get tired real fast these days. … I tried as hard as I could in the third period, but my legs wouldn't carry me any longer.
“For sure my last time on the mat, and I love you guys. I really do.â€
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