Brian Ortega to fight Aljamain Sterling at catchweight
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Headlining was home star Zhang Mingyang, who had hoped to advance his title ambitions against light heavyweight veteran Johnny Walker. Instead, the favorite suffered a brutal loss in front of his compatriots, as Walker finished Mingyang via TKO in round two.
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Johnny Walker got his hand raised at UFC Shanghai, but did he move any closer to a light heavyweight title shot?
Walker and Zhang headline UFC's return to Shanghai, with Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling in the co-main event
On Saturday night, Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling are now set to compete at a catchweight of 153 pounds. Despite the promotion’s call to move the bout to being closer to a lightweight contest than a featherweight one, fans were still concerned for Ortega after he stepped on the scales.
UFC Shanghai, also known as UFC Fight Night 257, is in the books with a wild upset capping off the night. Here are the full results.