UFC Shanghai live results, highlights and play-by-play
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live THIS MORNING (Sat., Aug. 29, 2026)with UFC Shanghai, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. The main event is Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong in the Bantamweight division.
UFC Shanghai Preview
The UFC returns to China for the second time this year. In May they were in Macau. And this is also the second time they’ve been to Shanghai in as many years. Who can forget the massive upset Johnny Walker pulled off over The Mountain Tiger the last time they were here?
There’s a home soil hero on this card, too. It’s Song Yadong. But it will be an upset if he manages to pull off the win against the -600 Umar Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov will be looking for a suffocating victory to get himself back in the title picture against fellow countryman Petr Yan.
The co-main event is Yan Xiaonan vs. Denise Gomes. Former title challenger Yan is climbing past her mid-thirties, but she will hope she has enough left in the tank to beat the rising Brazilian talent. Gomes will have revenge on her mind in this fight. Yan once knocked out Gomes’ mentor Jessica Andrade.
Rounding out the main card is Aoriqileng vs. Kai Asakura, Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji, Liu Ce vs. Levi Rodrigues Jr. and Bilal Hasan vs. Nilson Rojas. A number of those fights seem engineered to produce viral moments.
The features ‘Prelim’ is Namsrai Batbayar vs. Andre Lima at Flyweight. Lima missed weight for this one. The undercard also has Rei Tsuruya vs. Kevin Borjas, Jack Jenkins vs. Sean Woodson, Xiao Long vs. Francesco Nuzzi, Lawrence Lui vs. Hector Santiago, Jingnan Xiong vs. Julia Polastri and Ding Meng vs. Cam Nelson.
UFC Shanghai Start Date and Time
We are operating at prime local time today. That means it is an extremely early wake up for me and anyone else on the east coast. Check out these special air times below:
- UFC Shanghai “Prelims” will begin at 3 a.m. ET.
- UFC Shanghai main card is scheduled to start at6 a.m. ET.
- All of UFC Shanghai airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
The live blog here starts rolling below at 3 a.m. ET. Come in and say hi!
UFC SHANGHAI QUICK RESULTS
Main card
- 135 lbs.: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong
- 115 lbs.: Yan Xiaonan vs. Denise Gomes
- 135 lbs.: Aoriqileng vs. Kai Asakura
- 125 lbs.: Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji
- 205 lbs.: Liu Ce vs. Levi Rodrigues Jr.
- 125 lbs.: Bilal Hasan vs. Nilson Rojas
Prelims
- 125 lbs.: Namsrai Batbayar vs. Andre Lima
- 125 lbs.: Rei Tsuruya vs. Kevin Borjas
- 145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins vs. Sean Woodson
- 135 lbs.: Xiao Long vs. Francesco Nuzzi
- 135 lbs.: Hector Santiago def. Lawrence Lui by KO (punches), round 2 (0:53)
- 115 lbs.: Julia Polastri def. Jingnan Xiong by KO (headkick), round 1 (3:06)
- 170 lbs.: Cam Nelson def. Ding Meng by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
UFC SHANGHAI PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Prelims
Lawrence Lui vs. Hector Santiago: Former kickboxer Santiago showed off his heavy striking in his UFC debut here. He landed on Lui in the first round, but really put his foot on the gas in the second. He rocked Lui with a glancing blow to the head and then stalked him down and dropped him with a straight right to the jaw.
Official decision: Hector Santiago def. Lawrence Lui by KO (punches), round 2 (0:53)
Jingnan Xiong vs. Julia Polastri: Polastri gave us one of the nastiest women’s MMA KOs we’ve seen in UFC. She threw a two punch combo and then followed that with a head kick. Xiong was leaning back from the punches and moved her head right into the kick. She was out before she hit the ground. Polastri would have won a POTN bonus had she made weight for this.
Official decision: Julia Polastri def. Jingnan Xiong by KO (headkick), round 1 (3:06)
Ding Meng vs. Cam Nelson: Nelson made this a boring fight and that was bad for Ding and the crowd in Shanghai. Ding had the striking advantage, but his total lack of takedown defense ruined this fight for him. Nelson took him down with ease in the first two rounds. Nelson got tired in the third, but Ding wasn’t able to take advantage of that.
Official decision: Cam Nelson def. Ding Meng by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Live stream begins at 3 a.m. ET. …