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.

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.

Fight fans at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium witnessed a shocking turnaround as Charles Johnson delivered a devastating knockout blow to Lone’er Kavanagh during their flyweight prelim bout at UFC Shanghai. The knockout came at 4:35 of Round 2, and it was not just the finish, but how it ended, that left spectators stunned.

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,

But less than 24 hours before the card gets underway, the UFC have been forced to make a major change to the co-main event after fans expressed concern for one of the fighters after seeing videos of him online.