{"id":805297,"date":"2026-07-17T03:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/805297\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T03:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:32:18","slug":"ufc-fight-night-odds-picks-mma-analyst-releases-selections-for-du-plessis-vs-usman-and-other-bouts-for-july-18-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/805297\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night odds, picks: MMA analyst releases selections for du Plessis vs. Usman and other bouts for July 18 event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis takes on former welterweight title-holder Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday. The main card is set for 8 p.m.ET from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and will be streamed live on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Du Plessis is a -225 betting favorite (risk $225 to win $100), while Usman is priced at +185 (risk $100 to win $185) in the latest MMA odds for UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman. The over\/under for total rounds completed is 3.5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before making any UFC Fight Night picks, make sure you see the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Daniel Vithlani.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vithlani is a highly analytical\u00a0UFC bettor who has been a consistent winner for SportsLine members since making his debut in January 2023 with a 5-0 record for UFC 283. In fact,\u00a0he&#8217;s up over $1,500 on his UFC main card picks!<\/p>\n<p>His other highlights include calling an upset for Sean O&#8217;Malley (+210) against Aljamain Sterling (-250) at UFC 292 as part of a 4-1 main card, and his UFC 299 winners included underdog selections on Dustin Poirier (+190) against Benoit Saint Denis (-230) and Michael Page (+110) against Kevin Holland (-130).\u00a0Anyone who has followed him could be way up.<\/p>\n<p>This week at UFC Fight Night, we can share that Vithlani is backing                  Levi Rodrigues (-180) over Felipe Franco (+150) in a light heavyweight matchup on the preliminary card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also backing a fighter whose has &#8220;explosive spinning attacks&#8221; will lead to a massive victory! You ABSOLUTELY need to see his UFC Fight Night picks before making any of your own!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out: All new SportsLine memberships include Paramount+ Premium, which includes every UFC card &#8212; a $13.99\/month value &#8212; for no extra cost!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/join\/?arena=MMA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get it all<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis takes on former welterweight title-holder Kamaru Usman in the main event of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-805297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}