UFC Fight Night 257 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT). UFC Fight Night 257 takes place at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.
In the headliner, Johnny Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) takes on rising Chinese star Zhang Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in a light heavyweight showdown. In the co-feature, former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (24-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC) and former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) struggled on the scale and had their 145-pound bout moved to lightweight.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 3 a.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 6 a.m. ET for the main card on ESPN+.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC Fight Night 257 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET)
- Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
- Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich
- Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Taiyilake Nueraji
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)
- Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Gauge Young
- Charles Johnson vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
- Austin Hubbard vs. Rong Zhu
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Michel Pereira
- Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson
- Xiao Long vs. SuYoung You
- Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev
