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China’s Yizha put a hurting on Westin Wilson earlier this morning (Sat., Aug. 23, 2025) at UFC Shanghai LIVE on ESPN+ from inside the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, after delivering a brutal knockout finish just 37 seconds into the first round.
This Saturday, the UFC card was different. On this occasion, the company traveled to Shanghai for an event on Saturday morning - Spanish time. Beyond the disappointing clash betwee
Michael Bisping enjoyed a successful Octagon outing in China 11 years ago today. The UFC staged its latest event from Shanghai on Saturday, where Johnny Walker finished Zhang Mingyang in the main event to spoil the Chinese light heavyweight contender’s hopes for a major win on home soil.
Bruna Brasil will headline Friday’s Road to UFC card in Shanghai opposite Chinese prospect Shi Ming, but that was not the original plan. The UFC has a Fight Night event booked for Saturday in Shanghai,
It's Johnson's fifth win in six fights since he'd begun his UFC run with four losses in his first six across 2022 and 2023. And it came as he walked through a Kavanagh left hook and drilled the youngster as he backed away with his hands down.
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.
The speed of Zhang's rise hasn't only been a surprise outside of China, but to the man himself. Before landing this Walker matchup, Zhang retired one-time UFC title challenger Anthony Smith with a first-round stoppage at UFC Kansas City in April.