Day: 29. August 2026

TOTAL MADNESS AT #UFCShanghai🤯@SongYadongLFG with the biggest moment of his career!!! pic.twitter.com/op48pu2a62

— UFC (@ufc) August 29, 2026 After close to nine years in the UFC, and several ups and downs, Yadong Song earned the biggest win of his career tonight in front of an arena full of supporters at UFC Fight Night 286 in Shanghai, China. The Chinese superstar viciously knocked out heavy favorite Umar Nurmagomedov in the second round of their bantamweight headliner, which brought the elated crowd to its feet and capped off an excellent night of fights.

Song (24-9-1, 1 NC; 13-4-1 UFC) caught a kick and snapped Nurmagomedov’s (20-2, 8-2 UFC) head back with a counter right cross in the first round. Nurmagomedov took Song down and escaped from a guillotine choke. He stayed on top until he tried to transition to Song’s back, which allowed Song to stand up and the fight stayed on the feet until the bell. Song stuffed a takedown attempt in the…

SONG YADONG JUST KNOCKED Umar Nurmagomedov OUT COLD 😱😱😱 #UFCShanghai📺 @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/0xJt9yUjdc

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 29, 2026 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to China concluded with four fighters receiving performance bonuses.

Following UFC Shanghai, UFC senior vice president and head of Asia, Kevin Chang, announced the fight of the night and two performance of the night awards. In the third visit to the venue, the promotion saw a total of 10 finishes, with a massive one in the main event.

Yadong Song, Bilal Hasan, Ce Liu and Levi Rodrigues earn UFC Shanghai bonuses Yadong Song walked away $100,000 richer after defeating Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event. In a fight that lasted just around two rounds, the Chinese fighter overcame a vicious Nurmagomedov. After seemingly losing to the Dagestani fighter in the opening stanza, the “Kung Fu Kid”landed a brutal right uppercut behind his op…

Sherdog's live UFC Shanghai coverage will begin Saturday at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 286. Round 1 Welterweights kick off festivities at UFC Shanghai, as Ding (35-10, 0-1 UFC) squares off with Nelson (7-1, 0-0 UFC) at 170 pounds. Matt Wynne polices the proceedings. Customary glove touch gets them started. Ding switches stances early and often, pawing with his lead hand from both sides. He counters a leg kick with an overhand right, then resets. Ding jabs at the body and gets off a body kick. Nelson answers with a low kick, then another. Raucous crowd already. Hard leg kick from Ding followed by a straight left. Strong start from the Colin Oyama protégé. They trade in the center of the cage before they exchange leg kicks. Nelson circles on the outside. Two minutes to go in the round. Nelson changes levels, ducks into a takedown and lands in side control. A short burst of significant ground-and-pound ensues from the Niagara Top Team rep.…