The young, debuting Chinese athlete was docked two points for a vicious illegal knee while Crosbie was clearly down. The Irishman opted to continue, and as soon as they restarted, Nueralji swarmed, dragging Crosbie to the canvas, where a hail of elbows brought about the finish. Performances like this are always difficult to parse, as the illegal blow clearly had …
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Official Scorecards | UFC Shanghai UFC.com UFC Fight Night: Expert picks, best bets for Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang ESPN UFC Fight Night odds, picks: MMA analyst releases picks for Walker vs. Zhang and other matchups for August 23 showcase SportsLine Live Now! UFC Shanghai ‘Walker vs. Zhang’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog Source link
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SuYoung You defeats Xiao Long by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Road to UFC bantamweight tournament winner SuYoung You pushed his winning streak to five with a technical, sharp decision victory over local favorite Xiao Long early in Saturday’s fight card. The South Korean was the more active and effective fighter through the first two rounds, landing at a much …
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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 …
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Zhang Mingyang’s goal is to become UFC light heavyweight champion, and he has a chance to take the next step towards that goal this Saturday in his first UFC main event — which just so happens to take place a little over a month before that title is on the line. Zhang faces Johnny Walker in the UFC Shanghai headliner …
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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 …
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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 …
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UFC Shanghai airs at a special time: Prelims kick off at 3am ET/12am PT. Main card action gets underway at 6am ET/3am PT. The entire card can be streamed on ESPN+ in the United States. Main event and co-main event are both scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. Official Weigh-In Results: Source link
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Brett OkamotoAug 20, 2025, 06:35 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. …
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Bryan Battle has been released from the UFC roster. The former Ultimate Fighter winner missed weight for the second straight time this past weekend at UFC 319 with his latest matchup against Nursulton Ruziboev being cancelled. Now just a few days later, Battle was released from his contract. UFC officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday. Currently riding …
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