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Johnny Walker looks to get back on track as he faces the surging Zhang Mingyang in light heavyweight action. 

Here’s how to watch UFC Shanghai, including streaming options to catch the preliminaries and the main card.

Where to watch UFC Shanghai: Walker vs. Mingyang

Fight fans can watch UFC Shanghai on ESPN+. You can subscribe to ESPN+ for $11.99 on a monthly subscription and $119.99 on an annual subscription.

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What time is UFC Shanghai on today? 

  • Date: Saturday, August 23
  • Start time: 6 a.m. ET | 3 a.m. PT
  • Location: State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia

The main card for UFC Shanghai begins at 6 a.m. ET, with the prelims starting at 3 a.m. ET. Walker and Mingyang should make their way to the octagon around 9:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.

Walker (21-9, 1 NC) is 2-2 with one no-contest in his last five fights. After an illegal knee forced a fight off against Magomed Ankalaev, Walker lost the rematch. He then got knocked out against Volkan Oezdemir.

Ranked 13th at light heavyweight, Walker faces the 14th-ranked Zhang (19-6). The Chinese fighter is on a twelve-fight win streak, winning ten of those contests via knockout. He’s impressed since his Road to UFC run, retiring Anthony Smith.

Walker is in desperate need of a win. A win could result in endless possibilities for Zhang.

Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling face off in the co-main event.

Ranked fourth at featherweight, Ortega (16-4, 1 NC) went 1-1 in 2024. The former title contender is 1-3 in his last four fights. Sterling (24-5) is ranked seventh and is 2-2 in his last four fights. The former UFC bantamweight champion looks to make an impact at the featherweight level.

UFC Shanghai fight card

Main Card

  • Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang; Light Heavyweights
  • Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling; Featherweights
  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta; Heavyweights
  • Su Mudaerji vs. Kevin Borjas; Flyweights
  • Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie; Welterweights

Prelims

  • Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gauge Young; Lightweights
  • Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson; Flyweights
  • Rong Zhu vs. Austin Hubbard; Lightweights
  • Michel Pereira vs. Kyle Daukaus; Middleweights
  • Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson; Featherweights
  • Uran Satybaldiev vs. Diyar Nurgozhay; Light Heavyweights
  • Xiao Long vs. You Su-yong; Bantamweights

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