Ready for his second career UFC main event
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135.5 lbs
#UFCShanghai | AUG 29 | 6amET on @ParamountPlus
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28, 2026
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to China is set
following the
UFC Shanghai weigh-ins, although three fighters came in
overweight.
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Bantamweight contenders Umar
Nurmagomedov and Yadong Song
will clash atop the 13-fight card. Both headliners had no issue
making weight. However, several prelim fighters weren’t as
professional. Andre Lima
missed weight for his flyweight fight against Namsrai
Batbayar by 1 pound and will be fined 20 percent of his purse
as a result. Meanwhile, both Jingnan
Xiong and Julia
Polastri failed to make the strawweight limit for their bout,
with Xiong coming in 1 pound overweight and Polastri weighing 2.5
pounds over the limit.
Nurmagomedov (20-1) has bounced back from his first career defeat
to Merab
Dvalishvili with decision wins over Mario
Bautista and Deiveson
Figueiredo. The 30-year-old is 8-1 inside the Octagon. The
Eagles MMA product weighed 135.5 pounds for his second UFC main
event.
Meanwhile, Song (23-9-1, 1 NC) is looking to earn the biggest win
of his career. The Team Alpha Male member is 2-1 in his last three
fights, with wins over Figueiredo and Henry
Cejudo surrounding a decision defeat to Sean
O’Malley. The „Kung-Fu Kid“ is a fan favorite inside the UFC
due to his action-heavy style. The 28-year-old weighed 136 pounds
on the dot.
UFC Shanghai will stream live on Paramount+. Prelims start at 3
a.m. ET/midnight PT, with the main card beginning at 6 a.m. ET/3
a.m. PT.
UFC Shanghai weigh-in results:
Umar
Nurmagomedov (135.5) vs. Yadong Song
(136)
Denise
Gomes (115) vs. Xiaonan Yan
(115.5)
Kai
Asakura (135.5) vs. Qileng Aori
(135.5)
Su
Mudaerji (125) vs. Alex Perez
(126)
Ce Liu
(206) vs. Levi
Rodrigues (206)
Bilal
Hasan (124.5) vs. Nilson
Rojas (124.5)
Namsrai
Batbayar (126) vs. Andre Lima
(127)*
Kevin
Borjas (126) vs. Rei Tsuruya
(125)
Jack
Jenkins (145) vs. Sean
Woodson (145)
Long
Xiao (135) vs. Francesco
Nuzzi (136)
Lawrence
Lui (135.5) vs. Hector
Santiago (135)
Jingnan
Xiong (117)** vs. Julia
Polastri (118.5)**
Meng
Ding (170) vs. Cameron
Nelson (170)
*Lima missed weight by 1 pound and was fined 20 percent of his
purse
**Xiong missed weight by 1 pound, while Polastri missed weight
by 2.5 pounds. The fight will move forward.