UFC Fight Night 257 will take place this Saturday in Shanghai, Chinaand then we present the complete billboard.
In the main event, Johnny Walker comes from two consecutive losses per KO to face Zhang Mingyang, Who will enjoy the advantage of the premises while seeking to continue adding his three victories in the first assault in the UFC for blows.
After a couple of cancellations earlier this year, the Brazilian returns for the first time in more than a year, seeking to break a streak of two defeats by knockout before the then future aspiring title, Magomed Ankalaev, and the former aspiring title, Volkan Oezdemir. Previously, He had achieved three victories about Ion, Paul Craig and former title candidate, Anthony Smiththat put it in the sights of the title.
Mingyang has not lost in almost three years. Since that setback of 2019, he has only won in the first round, including his three fights in the UFC, which They have had $ 50,000 bonds. In April, he eliminated former title Anthony Smith to achieve his greatest victory to date.
Brian Ortega had a 1-1 record last year and now Fight for the first time in 2025 against the ex -champion of weight cookie aljamain sterlingwho registered the same record of 1-1 in 2024 after ascending to pen weight.
It has been a difficult streak for the twice as an aspiring title. After a perfect start of 14-0, accumulates a 2-4 record, starting with a defeat in the fight for the title in 2018 against Max Holloway. The injuries have not helped him either. He has lost three of his last four fights And he will fight for the first time in almost a year.
After three rooster title defensesSterling lost his belt to Sean O'Malley two years ago this week. After the defeat, he rose to weight weight, partly so that his friend, teammate and current champion, Merab Dvalishvili, could aspire to the title of the 135 pounds. Sterling won in his debut in the 145 pounds against Calvin Kattarbut in his next fight he will recover from a defeat against Movar Evloev.
Sergei Pavlovich recovered from two consecutive losses With a decision-making victory at the beginning of the year and now faces Waldo Cortes-Acosta, who is on a streak of five consecutive victories.
A decision by decision divided in March ended a bad streak of three losses for its muteji, and Now he will try to take advantage of her against Kevin Borjas, who lost her first two fights in the octagonbut he did a unanimous decision victory in his last fight.
The Chinese Taiyilake Dueraji debuts at the UFC with a record of 11-1 and will face the Irish Kiefer Crosbie, who has been subjected in his two fights for the promoter so far.
Look at the UFC Fight Night 257 complete billboard below.
Main billboard
Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Casta
Su Mudaers vs. Kevin Borjas
Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie
Preliminary billboard
Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gauge Young
Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson
Rong Zhu vs. Austin Hubbard
Michel Pereira vs. Kyle Daukaus
Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson
Xiao Long vs. You Su-young
Uran Satybaldiev Vs. Diyar Nurgozhay
