Taiyilake Nueraji delivered an emphatic finish in his octagon debut but only after he blasted Kiefer Crosbie with an illegal knee at UFC Shanghai. While it was a lopsided fight from start to finish, Nueraji ends up with an asterisk next to his win after he was dominating Crosbie on the ground but during a

There are 12 fights set to take place on the other side of the world on Saturday, Aug. 23 as UFC Fight Night takes place in China, starting at 3 a.m. EDT.

In a 3-round heavyweight bout on the main card, Sergei Pavlovich and Waldo Cortes-Acosta meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 257 in Shanghai, China.

Kiefer Crosbie's bravery may have been his undoing at UFC Fight Night 257. In the opening bout on Saturday's main card, Crosbie (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) was finished by Taiyilake Nueraji (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) elbows at 3:33 of Round 1. The welterweight fight took place at Shanghai indoor stadium in Shanghai.

UFC Shanghai, also known as UFC Fight Night 257, held its official weigh-ins ahead of Saturday morning's event with some last-minute changes.

Khamzat Chimaev is just days removed from winning UFC gold for the first time, but he immediately stands out as one of the most exciting champions in the entire promotion.

Charles Johnson proved once again that you can never count him out of a fight. Johnson, who was likely about to be down two rounds in his flyweight preliminary bout of UFC Shanghai against Lone’er Kavanagh on Saturday,

Johnson is known for razor-tight decisions and has one well-aged win over No. 1-ranked fighter Joshua Van in 2024. On the other hand, Kavanagh won uphill battles against extremely tough opponents in his first two UFC fights, and Johnson was just another step into the rankings.