After wins for Kyrgyzstan and South Korea kicked things off, Asia went 3-0 to start the card when China got on the board courtesy of Yizha. The Road to UFC winner was making his second Octagon appearance after losing to Gabriel Santos in his debut last September.

UFC Shanghai is officially in the books after an early morning (Sat., Aug. 23, 2025) of fights live on ESPN+ from inside the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, and fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners.

In the UFC Fight Night 257 opening prelim, Satybaldiev (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) kicked off the card with a memorable moment when he tapped Diyar Nurgozhay (10-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with the rare submission at the 2:45 mark of Round 1. The light heavyweight bout took place at Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai.

The 26-year-old boasted a 9-0 record heading into the biggest fight of his career at UFC Shanghai. It was obvious why the flyweight prospect was so highly touted as he dominated much of the first two rounds of his fight with the veteran Charles Johnson.

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Johnny Walker pulled off a shocking upset by stopping Zhang Mingyang in the main event of UFC Shanghai. Walker was a huge underdog heading into the light heavyweight bout against China’s

Charles Johnson proved once again that you can never count him out of a fight. Johnson, who was likely about to be down two rounds in his flyweight preliminary bout of UFC Shanghai against Lone’er Kavanagh on Saturday,