UFC Oklahoma City: Undefeated newcomers finalize Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman fight card

UFC Oklahoma City, taking place Saturday at Paycom Center, will feature a middleweight showdown between former champion Dricus du Plessis and former welterweight title holder Kamaru Usman in the main event. The card has received a late addition: an undefeated featherweight matchup pitting Damien Anderson against Ezra Elliott on the undercard.

Anderson, a 29-year-old Texas native, brings a perfect 5-0 record with all five wins coming via stoppage. The prospect has spent most of his MMA tenure competing in Fury FC and boasts an impressive grappling pedigree, including a 2024 appearance at a UFC Fight Pass Invitational. His most recent victory saw him submit Hondo Gutierrez with a kneebar at CFFC 150.

Elliott, 26, hails from Arizona and trains at the renowned MMA Lab gym. Like Anderson, the prospect maintains an unblemished record at 7-0, with all his wins ending in stoppage. Elliott's most recent triumph came against Ashtin Canigla at RUF 68 in May.

The Oklahoma City card also includes a middleweight co-main event featuring Jared Cannonier versus Christian Leroy Duncan. The matchup between Anderson and Elliott represents the kind of prospect-versus-prospect showcase that the UFC often uses to test emerging talent against similar competition levels, with both fighters' finishing prowess making it a potentially explosive encounter.