Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Shanghai mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by the 135-pound showdown between former bantamweight title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and contender Song Yadong. The action gets underway this Sat. (Aug. 29, 2026) on Paramount+ from inside Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, and also features a strawweight co-headliner between 115-pound title hopefuls Yan Xiaonan and Denise Gomes.
Before the Paramount+
live stream gets underway this weekend in Shanghai, which includes the all-action bantamweight contest pitting Kai Asakura against Aori Qileng, all 26 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy. Note: the promotion (serving as its own athletic commission) affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 9 p.m. ET, with updated text results to follow below shortly thereafter.
UFC Shanghai Main Card on Paramount+:
135 lbs.: Umar Nurmagomedov () vs. Yadong Song ()
115 lbs.: Xiaonan Yan () vs. Denise Gomes ()
135 lbs.: Aoriqileng () vs. Kai Asakura ()
125 lbs.: Alex Perez () vs. Sumudaerji ()
205 lbs.: Levi Rodrigues Jr. () vs. Ce Liu ()
125 lbs.: Bilal Hasan () vs. Nilson Rojas ()
UFC Shanghai Prelims Card on Paramount+:
125 lbs.: Andre Lima () vs. Namsrai Batbayar ()
125 lbs.: Rei Tsuruya () vs. Kevin Borjas ()
135 lbs.: Long Xiao () vs. Francesco Nuzzi ()
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins () vs. Sean Woodson ()
135 lbs.: Lawrence Lui () vs. Hector Santiago ()
115 lbs.: Jingnan Xiong () vs. Julia Polastri ()
170 lbs.: Meng Ding () vs. Cam Nelson ()
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