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Johnny Walker is back in the win column after scoring a unique knockout The long-time light heavyweight contender fought Zhang Mingyang in the UFC Shanghai main event on Saturday. After a tough first frame, Johnny Walker turned things around by landing two nasty kicks on his opponent’s calf. Zhang Mingyang dropped to the floor and tried to survive, but after …

Johnny Walker was a big underdog going into his UFC Shanghai main event clash with rising prospect Zhang Mingyang, especially after losing his past two by knockout, but turned the table with a TKO of his own. Walker tried to surprise Mingyang with a takedown seconds into the match but the Chinese star reversed the position and ended on top. …

Aljamain Sterling cruised to victory in lopsided fashion in his fight against Brian Ortega, but it turns out disaster nearly struck late in the five-round co-main event. Following his unanimous decision win where he swept every judges’ scorecard, Sterling revealed that he actually suffered a significant elbow injury that had him panicking about giving up a potential comeback to Ortega. …

Johnny Walker spoiled the homecoming of China’s Zhang Mingyang. Walker (22-9, 1 NC) scored a vicious second-round knockout to upset the rising light heavyweight star on Saturday at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in the main event of UFC Shanghai. Zhang (19-7), who made history as the first Chinese male fighter to ever headline a UFC event in mainland China, entered …

Aug 23, 2025, 09:24 AM ET Johnny Walker spoiled Zhang Mingyang‘s homecoming party just as it was getting started early Saturday. Headlining the first UFC event in China in six years, Walker ended a skid of two straight knockout losses with a shocking knockout of his own in a comeback against the Chinese light heavyweight in the main event of …

Welcome back to the UFC, Kyle Daukaus. In a middleweight preliminary bout of UFC Shanghai on Saturday, Daukaus returned to the promotion for a short notice opportunity against Michel Pereira. Daukaus made the most of it, dropping Pereira with a big punch early in the first round, before pouncing on his opponent with vicious ground and pound before the referee …

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Brian Ortega is still competing tomorrow morning (Sat.., Aug. 23, 2025) at UFC Shanghai from Shanghai, China, but not after an apparent ride in an ambulance. On Thursday evening, it was revealed that Ortega was not going to be able to make weight for his co-main event matchup against fellow UFC featherweight Aljamain Sterling. “T-City” was reportedly in rough shape …

Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling are still scheduled to meet at UFC Shanghai but the fight is now being contested as a catchweight contest. Concerns were raised during the weigh-ins that Ortega was potentially struggling with his cut down to featherweight, which required him to hit 146 pounds for a non-title fight. Ultimately, the UFC opted to change the fight …

Updates To UFC Shanghai  UFC.com Aljamain Sterling ‘can see the light at the end of the tunnel’ ahead of UFC Shanghai — but he’s not done yet  Yahoo Sports UFC Fight Night 257 weigh-in results: Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling moved to lightweight  MMA Junkie UFC’s Brian Ortega finds himself in China fighting Aljamain Sterling  Orange County Register ‘I think it’s kind of f*cking …