UFC Oklahoma City Brings Electric Prelims Saturday Night

UFC Oklahoma City fight week is here. One week removed from UFC 329 ending with an injured Conor McGregor in the main event of the evening, MMA's No. 1 promotion is back in action, this time in the Central Time Zone.

Paycom Center, the home arena of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, serves as the setting for UFC Oklahoma City on Saturday night. Live coverage begins with the prelims in the late afternoon at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT.

As always, the event can be seen gavel-to-gavel via Paramount Plus. Main card action caps the evening at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. Absent of any adjustments made to the bout order between now and the weekend, the final version of UFC Oklahoma City will feature a slate of 12 fights inside the Octagon.

UFC Oklahoma City Featured Prelim: Austin Bashi vs. Jose Miguel Delgado: Bashi Hunting for 15th Pro Win After Long Layoff

At the top of this weekend's undercard, fans will be treated to a featherweight attraction matching Austin Bashi (15-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) against Jose Miguel Delgado (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised three rounds at five minutes per round, this featured prelim included,

Bashi comes into this weekend's card having posted a record of 4-1 in his last five outings, but he hasn't fought since last summer. On Aug. 2 of last year, he received his first UFC victory by way of first-round submission (rear-naked choke) over John Yannis (10-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at Meta Apex in Enterprise, NV.

Austin Bashi was scheduled to make his third walk to the Octagon on Nov. 8 during UFC Vegas 111 at the Apex versus Jamall Emmers (22-8 MMA, 5-4 UFC) but the bout was called off in advance of the show after the former suffered an injury. By the time Saturday night's undercard rolls around, he will have been out of action for 50 weeks.

With a clean bill of health now afforded to him, can Austin Bashi score another win this Saturday at UFC Oklahoma City? Tune in and find out.

Delgado in Search of Second Win in 2026

Meanwhile, Jose Miguel Delgado enters UFC Oklahoma City this Saturday evening with a 4-1 record of his own. He'll be looking to build off of a victory in his last contest, a March 14 split decision versus Andre Fili (25-14, 1 NC MMA, 13-13, 1 NC UFC.) 

This victory served as a return to victory lane after his Oct. 25 bout ended in a unanimous decision defeat to Nathaniel Wood (23-6 MMA, 11-3 UFC) during UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Prior to that loss last fall, Delgado had been on a seven-fight winning streak, including his appearance on Contender Series that netted him his UFC contract.

Four months ago, he tasted victory by way of split decision on the scorecards. On Saturday night, he'll be hoping for a more definitive result in UFC Oklahoma City's featured prelim.

UFC Oklahoma City Co-Featured Prelim: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyun Ko: "The Lifeguard" Aiming for Sixth Straight Win

Immediately before the featured prelim, the co-featured undercard bout sees action shift to the welterweight ranks. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is hoping to secure his second win in the promotion against Seok Hyun Ko (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC.)

Lebosnoyani enters UFC Oklahoma City on the strength of a 5-0 record in his last five contests dating back to the spring of 2024. This past February, he made a successful UFC promotional debut in UFC Houston against Phil Rowe (12-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC,) taking the bout by split decision after 15 minutes of action.

It's been five months between contests for Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani. Will the man nicknamed "The Lifeguard" swim to victory lane for the sixth time in succession?

Seok Hyun Ko Back After Eight Months Away

Across the way, Seok Hyun Ko has a 5-0 record of his own in the last five bouts. He's currently on a six-fight winning streak dating back to December of 2022. 

On Nov. 1, he defeated the aforementioned Phil Rowe at Meta Apex by way of unanimous decision. Afterward, Ko was due to return on Feb. 21 at UFC Houston against Jacobe Smith (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) but the bout was scrapped due to his rib injury.

This brings one salient question to mind: How much ring rust does Ko have ahead of UFC Oklahoma City?

UFC Oklahoma City: Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Felipe Franco: Rodrigues Hungry for Victory in UFC Premiere

Also on the undercard, the light heavyweights will make the walk to the cage for a bout between Levi Rodrigues Jr. (5-0, 1 NC MMA, UFC promotional debut) and Felipe Franco (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC.) Rodrigues will be making his first walk to the cage as a member of the UFC roster still having yet to lose in his pro career.

He secured his UFC contract by way of Contender Series on the final night of the ninth season last October in a fight versus Freddy Vidal (4-0, 1 NC MMA.) Originally ruled a first-round knockout win for Rodrigues, the result of the bout was retroactively reversed to a no-contest after he returned a positive drug test.

With Rodrigues coming into UFC Oklahoma City still sporting an undefeated record, this young man is a dangerous fighter. Only time will tell if his first impression is a good one.

Felipe Franco Looking to Spoil Rodrigues' Debut

In the other corner, Felipe Franco, himself an alumnus of last year's Contender Series season, has gone 3-2 over the course of his five latest fights. Although he didn't secure his UFC contract by way of the midweek MMA promotion last summer, he made his UFC debut back in March.

That night, in UFC London, he lost (unanimous decision) to Mario Pinto (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) after three rounds of action. Franco, much like Rodrigues, is in search of his first UFC win.

Can he knock Rodrigues from the ranks of the unbeaten?

Rest of the Prelims

UFC Oklahoma City's undercard is rounded out by these fights:

• A flyweight showcase between Alden Coria (12-3, 1 NC MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Stewart Nicoll (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC,)
• a heavyweight bout matching RJ Harris (5-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) against Alvin Hines (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC,)
• a women's flyweight contest pairing Anna Melisano (6-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut) with Dione Barbosa (9-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC,)
• and a featherweight fight versing Ezra Elliott (7-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) against Damien Anderson (5-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut.)