UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman: Why The Main Event Is Still The Fight To Start With

For UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman, the useful preview starts with exact betJACK prices on the main card, then works outward to the other fights where the number is still more interesting than the hype.

How To Bet The Main Event

The first real handicap is the main event, because Kamaru Usman (21-4-0) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (23-3-0) is the fight the board will tax first. This time we already have a live starting point in Kamaru Usman moneyline (+175), which matters because the underdog side has to turn plus-money into repeatable pressure, forced exchanges, or grappling moments that can make the favorite fight uncomfortable before the scorecards become the only path.

Stylistically, Usman's case is built on wrestling entries, clinch control, and making Du Plessis work in longer exchanges instead of letting him explode through open space. Du Plessis is the bigger pressure fighter with more finishing danger, so the Usman ticket needs clean level changes, cage control, and enough pace discipline to blunt the power swings.

The next price to compare is Under 4.5 rounds (-103). That pairs with the underdog ticket only if the upset path creates stress early: takedowns, clinch battles, or heavier exchanges that make the favorite defend danger instead of simply banking minutes.

Where The Rest Of The Card Becomes Bettable

The next fight bettors should sort carefully is Jared Cannonier (18-9-0) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (14-2-0). Stylistically, Cannonier is the experienced power counter who can make a younger striker pay for entering too cleanly, while Duncan's best version uses length, speed, and variety to keep the fight at his preferred kicking range. That makes distance management and pocket discipline more important than the records alone. If the main-event price shortens before fight night, Jared Cannonier moneyline (+260) is the better way to stay on the card without forcing a bad number. That keeps the underdog side in play, which is useful when the sharper minute-winning script is still available at plus money.

A card this size also gives bettors room to compare the top three fights instead of isolating one. Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez is worth keeping on the watch list. Stylistically, Hooper's path is grappling volume and forcing extended scrambles, while Ramirez needs to keep the fight upright long enough for physicality and heavier shots to matter. That kind of clash can make plus-money sides more interesting if the matchup turns into one fighter's preferred phase early. Mitch Ramirez moneyline (+240) is the number to keep in range if the first two matchups lose value before fight night. That keeps the live underdog price in view, especially if the heavyweight variance matters more than clean round-by-round trust.

Research Behind The Angle

UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman is scheduled for Saturday, July 18 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

The main event is Kamaru Usman (21-4-0) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (23-3-0) in a 5-round Middleweight fight.

Live betJACK UFC price: Kamaru Usman moneyline (+175).

Live betJACK UFC price: Under 4.5 rounds (-103).

Live betJACK UFC price: Fight to go the distance (-110).

Live betJACK UFC price: Jared Cannonier moneyline (+260).

Live betJACK UFC price: Mitch Ramirez moneyline (+240).

The next key matchup is Jared Cannonier (18-9-0) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (14-2-0).

Style context: Stylistically, Cannonier is the experienced power counter who can make a younger striker pay for entering too cleanly, while Duncan's best version uses length, speed, and variety to keep the fight at his preferred kicking range. That makes distance management and pocket discipline more important than the records alone.

A third main-card fight worth tracking is Chase Hooper (16-5-1) vs. Mitch Ramirez (8-3-0).

Style context: Stylistically, Hooper's path is grappling volume and forcing extended scrambles, while Ramirez needs to keep the fight upright long enough for physicality and heavier shots to matter. That kind of clash can make plus-money sides more interesting if the matchup turns into one fighter's preferred phase early.

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