Overview
- The UFC returned to Shanghai for a Fight Night headlined by light heavyweights Zhang Mingyang and Johnny Walker.
- The Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling co-main was officially shifted to a 153-pound catchweight after Ortega experienced weight-cut complications.
- Late betting lines had Zhang around -370 to -380 over Walker, with Sterling as high as -500 against Ortega on major books.
- Zhang entered on a 3-0 UFC run with three first-round knockouts, while Walker arrived winless for roughly 27 months.
- The main card also features Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, with prelims starting at 3 a.m. ET and the main card at 6 a.m. ET.