UFC officers held weigh-ins on Friday forward of Saturday’s UFC Shanghai struggle card from the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China.
Mild heavyweights Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang headline the occasion on ESPN+.
The cardboard’s co-main occasion bout was moved from a featherweight scrap to a catchweight of 153-pounds. Former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling agreed to the catchweight after former featherweight title contender Brian Ortega struggled to make the 146-pound restrict.
Initially scheduled as a featherweight bout, Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling’s bout will now be contested at a catchweight of 153 kilos.
They each hit the size at 153 kilos. #UFCShanghai pic.twitter.com/2dNPfFoLoA
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2025
UFC Shanghai weigh-in outcomes beneath:
MAIN EVENT: Johnny Walker (206) vs. Zhang Mingyang (205)
Brian Ortega (153) vs. Aljamain Sterling (153)*
Sergei Pavlovich (255.5) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262)
Sumudaerji (125.5) vs. Kevin Borjas (126)
Taiyilake Nueraji (170) vs. Kiefer Crosbie (170.5)
Maheshate (155) vs. Gauge Younger (155.5)
Lone’er Kavanagh (126) vs. Charles Johnson (126)
Rongzhu (155.5) vs. Austin Hubbard (155.5)
Michel Pereira (186) vs. Kyle Daukaus (185)
Yizha (145) vs. Westin Wilson (146)
Xiao Lengthy (136) vs. SuYoung You (135.5)
Uran Satybaldiev (204) vs. Diyar Nurzgozhay (205.5)
*Battle modified to 153-pound catchweight struggle after being initially scheduled at featherweight.
