UFC FN Shangai On ESPN+ [8/23 at 6am ET] “Dead Man Walking” (Zhang/Walker, Sterling/Ortega)

[THEREALBRAND]

Event: UFC Shanghai: “Walker vs. Zhang”
Date: Sat., Aug. 23, 2025
Location: Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China
Start times: ESPN+ Prelims at 3 a.m. ET | ESPN+ Main Card at 6 a.m. ET

UFC Shanghai Main Event on ESPN+:​

205 lbs.: Johnny Walker vs. Mingyang Zhang

UFC Shanghai Main Card on ESPN+ (6 a.m. ET):​

145 lbs.: Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
265 lbs.: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
125 lbs.: Sumudaerji vs. Kevin Borjas
170 lbs.: Kiefer Crosbie vs. Taiyilake Nueraji

UFC Shanghai Preliminary Card on ESPN+ (3 a.m. ET):​

155 lbs.: Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gauge Young
125 lbs.: Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson
265 lbs.: Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev
155 lbs.: Rongzhu vs. Austin Hubbard
185 lbs.: Michel Pereira vs. Kyle Daukus
145 lbs.: Yizha vs. Westin Wilson
135 lbs.: Long Xiao vs. Su Young You
205 lbs.: Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev

*Fight card, bout order and number of fights subject to change.*

Walker is on a mission to get hilariously KOed on every continent

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Ortega looks terrible.

If I didn’t know who he was I would think the UFC picked a J up off the street to fight Aljo.

 

[True Blue Moon]

Ortega looks terrible.

If I didn’t know who he was I would think the UFC picked a J up off the street to fight Aljo.

A tough weight cut like this doesn’t do him any favors because he already can’t have much punch resistance left after being in so many wars and dropped like 50 times.

 

[dza]

ill probably be the only west coast head up watching this

 

[8====D]

What a waste! It's time for Pereira to commit that.

Embarrassing performance and loss.

 

[8====D]

Charles Johnson has the worst hairstyle in MMA history.

 

[8====D]

Kavanagh earned that KO loss lol

 

[J Money]

This card been kinda lit

 

[BobbyWojak]

Kavanagh earned that KO loss lol

I meant to place a bet on Charles but I came home from work late

 

[42 Monks]

zhang is a BUM

 

[True Blue Moon]

Breh that got kneed in the head caught a bad deal.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Johnny Walker shooting for a surprise takedown, and ending up getting battered on the bottom is the most Johnny Walker thing ever

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Johnny Walker might be a top 10 entertaining fighter of all time. His fights always bring some f#ckery.