Two Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rookies are headed to “The Big Friendly” on four days’ notice.
Top Featherweight prospect Ezra Elliott will make his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Damien Anderson at UFC Oklahoma City this weekend (Sat., July 18, 2026) inside Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Marcel Dorff was first to report the late addition.
Elliott (7-0) is one of Sean O’Malley’s main training partners at Red Hawk Academy and also trains out of The MMA Lab in Glendale, Arizona.
The 26-year-old prospect is coming off a first-round knockout win over Ashton Caniglia in May. Elliott is a high-level grappler, but he has shown finishing ability everywhere, holding a perfect 100 percent finish rate with five submissions and two knockouts.
While Elliott is a strong grappler, Anderson (5-0) is even more credentialed on the mats.
Anderson was part of the legendary B-Team Jiu-Jitsu squad alongside Craig Jones and Nick Rodriguez before the stable disbanded. After a terrific competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu career, Anderson transitioned to mixed martial arts (MMA), where he has been flawless thus far.
The undefeated prospect has spent most of his MMA career competing under the Fury FC banner, winning all five of his professional fights. Like Elliott, Anderson also owns a 100 percent finish rate, with four submissions and one knockout.
Anderson will be competing at Featherweight this weekend on short notice, but he is naturally a Bantamweight.
Two undefeated prospects. Two tremendous grapplers. Two UFC debuts. Four days’ notice — this will be fun.
Here is what the finalized UFC Oklahoma City card looks likeL
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman
Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
Fatima Kline vs. Tabatha Ricci
Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez
Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes
Dione Barbosa vs. Anna Melisano
Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Ko Seok-hyeon
Alvin Hines vs. RJ Harris
Felipe Franco vs. Levi Rodrigues
Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll
Damien Anderson vs. Ezra Elliott
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