Bantamweight contenders Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong were reportedly scheduled to square off in the main event, with Nurmagomedov walking in as a bantamweight contender. The show also carried the UFC Fight Night 286 tag and kicked off in the dead of night stateside, with coverage starting around 3 a.m. ET for anyone determined to stay up.
Sources (13)
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- UFC Shanghai Results: Nurmagomedov vs. Song (MMA Fighting)
- UFC Shanghai ‘Nurmagomedov vs. Song’ play-by-play, results & round scoring (Sherdog)
- Main Card Results | UFC Shanghai (UFC)
- Bilal Hasan Starches Nilson Rojas With Round 2 Walk-Off Shot At UFC Shanghai, Highlights (MiddleEasy)
- UFC Shanghai video: Bilal Hasan snipes Nilson Rojas, calls out Andre Lima (Yahoo Sports)
- Watch Herb Dean almost let dazed UFC Shanghai star fall out the Octagon after 60-second knockout (Bloody Elbow)
- ONE Champion brutally KO’d at UFC Shanghai; Rei Tsuruya puts on a show | Videos (Yahoo Sports)
- Rei Tsuruya Chokes Kevin Borjas In Round 1 At UFC Shanghai, Highlights (MiddleEasy)
- UFC Shanghai live results, highlights, streaming play-by-play updates | Umar vs. Song (MMA Mania)
- Ex-UFC star returns from retirement to finally win again six years after 7-fight losing streak began (Bloody Elbow)
- UFC Shanghai video: Rei Tsuruya dominates Kevin Borjas for submission (Yahoo Sports)
- UFC Shanghai Results: Nurmagomedov vs. Song (Yahoo Sports)
- Francesco Nuzzi Stops Long Xiao In One Minute At UFC Shanghai, Highlights (MiddleEasy)
Split from that day's roundup, so the sources listed are the full set behind the whole edition rather than this story alone.
This story ran in the August 29, 2026 edition of the daily show.