UFC Shanghai Fight Week is going well. The last edition of UFC Fight Night in the Augustus schedule of the promotion finds the promotion of Dana White leaves the United States for the first of two consecutive international maps.
Shanghai Indoor Stadium in the Xuhui district in China serves as a setting for this week’s event. However, if you want to follow live with UFC Shanghai from the United States, be prepared to sacrifice some Shuteye on Friday evening that goes on Saturday morning, or don’t go to bed at all.
Live coverage starts very early on Saturday morning at 3 o’clock et/ 12 midnight pt with the prelims before he goes to the main map at 6 am et/ 3 hours. UFC Shanghai is streamed ESPN+ In the United States, as well as the new ESPN direct-to-consumer platform that will be launched on Thursday.
All in all, if there are no adjustments to the bolt order, the final version of this weekend’s show will contain a full slate of 12 fights. Emphasize The night in UFC Shanghai is a light heavyweight competition that matches No. 13 Competer Johnny Walker (21-9, 1 NC MMA) with no. 14 Competent Zhang Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC.) Later more on the main map.
UFC Shanghai contained Prelim: Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gauge Young
At the top of the bill on the undercard on Saturday morning in UFC Shanghai, those who choose to fight, treated to a lightweight fixture between Maheshate Hayisaer (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and Gavers Young (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) as the last his search, his search for your search All fights mentioned herein will be an advertised maximum of three rounds after five minutes per round.
Hayisaer arrives this weekend with a record of 2-3 in his first five UFC performances. However, it has been a long time since he made the cage.
Last November he appeared during UFC Macau and dropped a unanimous decision to Nikolas Motta (15-6, 1 NC MMA, 3-3, 1 NC UFC). This is his first walk to the Octagon in 2025. Will the nine -month break between fighting be useful or an obstacle?
On the other side, Gauge Young comes to China after he posted a 3-2 mark in the course of his last five fights in the course of the five fights until December 2023. In April he made his UFC promotion debut in Kansas City, KS and lost unanimous to Elder (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC.)
The UFC career of Young is in the early days, so he cannot afford to find out the 8-ball, so soon after he participated in the active schedule of the promotion. What will his second bring early on Saturday morning?
UFC Shanghai Co-Featured Prelim: No. 15 candidate Charles Johnson vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
Immediately prior to the recommended Prelim, the flying weights take the cage to the cage for a match between no. 15 community Charles Johnson (17-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and Lone’er Kavanagh (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC.) The earlier Touches in Shanghai at a 4-1-clip in his new party.
He used to see his four-fog winning streak end because of a unanimous decision against Ramazan Temirov (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in the UFC APEX facility in Enterprise, nv. While Johnson’s streak was stopped in March, a hunter who is recovering from a defeat can be just as dangerous as one on a hot line. Can he get back to the win column on Saturday?
In the meantime, Lone’er Kavanagh has yet to lose in his professional MMA career. On March 22, he defeated Felipe Dos Santos (8-3, 1 NC MMA, 1-3 UFC) by unanimous decision in UFC London.
This is the most crucial fight so far for Kavanagh and his camp. A victory here would not only make it 10 in a row for him, but he could already have a number next to his name on Monday morning if the results go away.
UFC Shanghai: Rongzhu vs. Austin Hubbard
Also on the UFC Shanghai Prelims you see a lightweight match between Rongzhu (26-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and Austin Hubbard (16-9 MMA, 4-7 UFC.) Rongzhu has gone 3-2 about his last five fights.
On 8 February in Sydney, he defeated Kody Steele (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the UFC promotion debut of the latter during UFC 312. In the moment Rongzhu received a $ 50,000 (USD) advance for the fight of the night bonus.
He will make his 33rd career to the cage at the weekend and has been aware lately, after he has won three of his last four fights. Can he win his second fight in a row?
In the other corner, Austin Hubbard went 2-3 in his last five professional fights and is in his second Stint with the UFC. Back on March 29 in Mexico City, he dropped a split decision to mark Megeiros (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) after 15 minutes of action.
By counting both stints, the game of Saturday will be 12th under the UFC banner. Only time will learn whether he can avoid his third straight defeat.
Last thoughts
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