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UFC Shanghai weigh-in results: co-main event moved to catchweight bout

Originally posted on MMA Weekly | By Jeff Cain | Last updated Aug 22, 2025 1:08 AM ET

The fighters competing on the UFC Shanghai: Walker vs. Zhang fight card officially weighed in on Friday (local time) in China.

The event is headlined by a light heavyweight clash between No, 13 ranked Johnny Walker (21-9, 1 NC) and No. 14 ranked Zhang Mingyang (19-6). Walked officially weighed in at 206 pounds while Mingyang tipped the scales at 205 pounds.

The co-main event between Brian Ortega and former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling was supposed to be contested in the featherweight division. The bout was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds.

First to the scale @JohnnyWalker weighs in at 206 pounds ahead of Saturday's main event! #UFCShanghai pic.twitter.com/tgTflLWMxD
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2025

Looking good on the scale

Zhang Mingyang weighs in at 205 pounds! #UFCShanghai pic.twitter.com/cwzpKjKq00
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2025

UFC Shanghai Official Weigh-In Results

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET)

Johnny Walker (206) vs. Zhang Mingyang (205)
Brian Ortega (153) vs. Aljamain Sterling (153)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (255.5)
Kevin Borjas (126) vs. Su Mudaerji (125.5)
Kiefer Crosbie (170.5) vs. Taiyilake Nueraji (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)

Hayisaer Maheshate (155) vs. Gauge Young (155.5)
Charles Johnson (126) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh (126)
Austin Hubbard (155.5) vs. Rong Zhu (155.5)
Kyle Daukaus (185) vs. Michel Pereira (186)
Yi Zha (145) vs. Westin Wilson (146)
Xiao Long (136) vs. SuYoung You (135.5)
Diyar Nurgozhay (205.5) vs. Uran Satybaldiev (204)

We CAN'T WAIT for this one ‍@JohnnyWalker vs Zhang Mingyang

[ #UFCShanghai | SATURDAY 6amET | LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/GghHVZ2u3e
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2025

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