UFC Shanghai early weigh ins results, LIVE updates | Walker vs. Zhang

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Shanghai mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 205-pound showdown between light heavyweight rivals Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang. The action pops off this Sat. (Aug. 23, 2025) on ESPN+ from inside Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, and also features a featherweight co-headliner between 145-pound contenders Aljamain Sterling and Brian Ortega.

Before the ESPN+ live stream gets underway this weekend in Shanghai, which includes the all-action heavyweight slugfest pitting Sergei Pavlovich against Waldo Cortes-Acosta, all 26 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy. Note: the promotion (serving as its own athletic commission) affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 9 p.m. ET, with text results to follow shortly thereafter.

UFC Shanghai Main Card on ESPN+:

205 lbs.: Johnny Walker (206) vs. Mingyang Zhang (205)
145 lbs.: Brian Ortega () vs. Aljamain Sterling ()
265 lbs.: Sergei Pavlovich (255.5) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262)
125 lbs.: Sumudaerji (125.5) vs. Kevin Borjas (126)
170 lbs.: Kiefer Crosbie (170.5) vs. Taiyilake Nueraji (170)

UFC Shanghai Prelims Card on ESPN+:

155 lbs.: Maheshate Hayisaer (155) vs. Gauge Young (155.5)
125 lbs.: Lone’er Kavanagh (126) vs. Charles Johnson (126)
155 lbs.: Rongzhu (155.5) vs. Austin Hubbard (155.5)
185 lbs.: Michel Pereira (186) vs. Kyle Daukus ()
145 lbs.: Yizha (145) vs. Westin Wilson ()
135 lbs.: Long Xiao (136) vs. Su Young You (135.5)
205 lbs.: Diyar Nurgozhay (205.5) vs. Uran Satybaldiev (204)

LIVE! Stream UFC Shanghai On ESPN+

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MONSTERS! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Shanghai, China, on Sat., Aug. 23, 2025, with UFC Shanghai: “Walker vs. Zhang” inside Shanghai Indoor Stadium. In the main event, explosive 205-pound standout, Johnny Walker, faces fast-rising knockout artist, Zhang Mingyang, in a high-stakes clash scheduled for five, five-minute rounds. In UFC Shanghai’s co-main event, top-ranked Featherweight contenders, Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling, square off, both aiming to solidify their spot in the 145-pound title picture.

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Shanghai fight cardon fight night, starting with the ESPN+ preliminary card bouts at 3 a.m. ET, followed by the remaining main card balance on ESPN+ at 6 a.m. ET.

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