Sergei Pavlovich and Waldo Cortes-Acosta meet on the main card of UFC Fight Night 257 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.

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.

‘Mountain Tiger’ Zhang Mingyang introduced himself to the American fans in April when he left former title challenger Anthony Smith in a pool of his own blood for his retirement fight. This was Mingyang’s U.S. debut and 19th career finish.

Walker vs. Zhang features Johnny Walker facing Zhang Mingyang in a light heavyweight bout on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET in Shanghai. Walker heads into the UFC Fight Night card with a 21-9 record, but is coming off a KO loss to Volkan Oezdemir in June 2024.

LONE’ER KAVANAGH is more than happy with the pace he’s moving at in the UFC. But he wants to mix it with the flyweight division’s elite after a statement-making win over Charles

UFC Shanghai nearly turned disastrous Thursday night (Friday in China) as former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and former UFC Featherweight challenger Brian Ortega were set to weigh in for their co-main event for Saturday's UFC Fight Night.