Chase Hooper misses weight ahead of UFC Oklahoma City bout

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - JULY 17: Chase Hooper poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-ins on July 17, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) The top two fights are set to go for this weekend, but not everyone at UFC Oklahoma City successfully made weight. On Saturday, former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis returns to the cage for the first time since dropping his title, taking on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a five-round main event, and on Friday, both men successfully made the middleweight limit, with “DDP” first on the scale, weighing in at 185.5 pounds. Usman, meanwhile, made full use of the one-pound allowance, coming in at 186 pounds. Ain’t nothing to it 💪@DricusDuPlessis weighs in at 185.5lbs! [ #UFCOKC | LIVE JULY 18 at 8pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/JX57TgBU4t — UFC (@ufc) July 17, 2026 The Nigerian Nightmare at middleweight 🇳🇬@Usman84kg weighs in at 186lbs! [ #UFCOKC | LIVE JULY 18 at 8pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/HEThuZ1dMw — UFC (@ufc) July 17, 2026 The co-main event bout between Jared Cannonier and Christian Leroy Duncan is also locked in, with Cannonier coming in at the championship weight of 185 pounds, while Duncan stepped onto the scale at 185.5 pounds. Reporting for duty 🫵 Jared Cannonier weighs in at 185lbs! [ #UFCOKC | LIVE JULY 18 at 8pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/bBvp5JYUSH — UFC (@ufc) July 17, 2026 No fear 👊 Christian Leroy Duncan weighs in at 185.5lbs! [ #UFCOKC | LIVE JULY 18 at 8pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/YevIMC2utC — UFC (@ufc) July 17, 2026 But while the main and co-main event fighters weighed in without a hitch, the feature bout of the evening did not have the same luck. Fan-favorite fighter Chase Hooper missed weight for the first time in his career, coming in at 157.5 pounds for his lightweight bout against Mitch Ramirez. A 13-fight UFC veteran, Hooper began his UFC run at featherweight, but the 26-year-old moved back up to lightweight in 2023. Per the UFC, the bout will take place as a catchweight bout, with Hooper forfeiting 20 percent of his purse. Hooper was not the only fighter to miss weight. In the opening bout of the evening, Ezra Elliott takes on Damien Anderson in a featherweight bout, but Elliott also overshot the scale, coming in at 147.5 pounds. There is no word yet on what fine Elliott will face, or if the bout will be cancelled. Check out UFC Oklahoma City weigh-in results below. Main card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET) Dricus Du Plessis (185.5) vs. Kamaru Usman (186) Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (185.5) Chase Hooper (157.5)* vs. Mitch Ramirez (155.5) Tabatha Ricci (116) vs. Fatima Kline (115.5) Tommy McMillen (146) vs. Alberto Montes (146) Prelims (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET) Austin Bashi (145) vs. Jose Miguel Delgado (146) Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (171) vs. Seokhyeon Ko (169) Levi Rodrigues Jr. (206) vs. Felipe Franco (205) Alden Coria (126) vs. Stewart Nicoll (126) RJ Harris (262.5) vs. Alvin Hines (264) Anna Melisano (126) vs. Dione Barbosa (125) Ezra Elliott (147.5)* vs. Damien Anderson (146)