The opening betting odds on a key combat between former UFC champions closely favor one aspect or the opposite.
Throughout Saturday’s broadcast of UFC Vegas 119, it was formally introduced that former middleweight titleholder Drikas du Plessis will return in his first combat since dropping the belt to Khamzat Chimaev and face former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the primary occasion of UFC Oklahoma Metropolis. The cardboard will open at Paycom Middle on July 18 and stream completely on Paramount+ within the US.
In line with BetOnline, du Plessis opened as a heavy favourite at -350, with Usman reversing at +285.
Based mostly on these odds, it could take a $350 wager to get $100 again on du Plessis, however a $100 wager on Usman would return $285 if he succeeds as an underdog.
Du Plessis had a strong run as champion, efficiently defending his title in opposition to Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya. “Stillknox” misplaced the belt to Chimaev in a lopsided determination on the UFC 319 occasion in August.
Usman scored his first win in almost 4 years in his most up-to-date combat with an amazing determination win over Joaquin Buckley in the primary occasion of UFC Atlanta in June 2025. “Nigeria’s Nightmare” suffered a historic knockout loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 278 in August 2022, adopted by a transparent determination loss within the rematch seven months later, adopted by a three-fight fiasco, together with a a number of determination loss to Chimaev. Usman will return after a protracted break of over a 12 months.
