UFC Shanghai
UFC Shanghai features a main event that pits Light Heavyweights Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang against one another at the top of an impressive fight card.
In the co-main event, Brian Ortego and Aljamian Sterling do battle in a Featherweight contest in the event taking place on August 23, 2025 at the Shangai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China.
The main card for the event is as follows:
Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
Featherweight: Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
Heavyweight: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Flyweight: Su Mudaerji vs. Kevin Borjas
Welterweight: Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie
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