UFC Shanghai brings the best fight promotion to China for the first time in years, with a hero hero who fights in the main event.
Zhang Mingyang takes on Johnny Walker at the top of the map and marks the first time of the Chinese star in the main event of a UFC show.
The couple will fight after the Co-Main event, Brian Ortega hits Aljamain Sterling while the two hunters look to leave their bad shape behind for this blockbuster in Asia on August 23.
The bloody elbow personnel has made their predictions about what will happen at UFC Shanghai, including the two main event files and the fight of the night and the performance of the night bonus winners
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Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang prediction
- Ross Markey: Zhang Mingyang
- Kyle Dimond: Zhang Mingyang
- Jordan Ellis: Johnny Walker
- James Sweetnam: Johnny Walker
- Jamie Theodosi: Zhang Mingyang
Mingyang is the general favorite to win the fight with Walker in the main event, but it is not as clear as it seems, according to the bloody elbow experts.
Mingyang has this light heavyweight as the favorite, according to Ross, Kyle and James, while he wants to improve his three-fighter wintreak so far.
In his career, Mingyang has achieved an impressive range of knockout wines, something that Walker, which has been susceptible to a KO loss in his time, will look out at UFC Shanghai.
However, Jordan and James think that the Brazilian has enough about him to combat the hero of the hometown and to reach a well -deserved victory in China.
They support him to achieve his first victory since 2023 after back-to-back knockout losing, to get Walker back on the right track the UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings.
Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling forecast
- Ross Markey: Aljamain Sterling
- Kyle Dimond: Aljamain Sterling
- Jordan Ellis: Aljamain Sterling
- James Sweetnam: Aljamain Sterling
- Jamie Theodosi: Brian Ortega
Many people were upset that Ortega vs Sterling was exiled to the Co-Main event behind Mingyang's Homecoming, which could give the hunters more stimulus to attract an exciting competition at UFC Shanghai.
Sterling is most likely to walk away with a victory, when the bloody elbow personnel speaks are something to visit. Four out of five think that he will bounce back from two heavy defeats in his last three fights against an opponent with an equally bad form in the Octagon.
The former UFC Bantamweight Champion has had trouble since he went to featherweight, but will have his record -breaking regime in mind while he wants to confirm a comeback on UFC Shanghai.
However, there is one hold-out that still supports Ortega, because Jamie cannot look beyond the T-City despite his poor results in his last few outings.
Since he went up the rankings of the featherweight, he has struggled when he was facing top hunters such as Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski, who fell on the last obstacle when chasing UFC title Gold.
The fight against Sterling could be his time to regroup and think about his earlier versions, and to use this victory to make catapult in title conflicts again – at least according to Jamie.
UFC Shanghai Fight of the Night
- Ross Markey: Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson
- Kyle Dimond: Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson
- Jordan Ellis: Su Mudaerji vs Kevin Borjas
- James Sweetnam: Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson
- Jamie Theodosi: Su Mudaerji vs. Kevin Borjas
Although UFC Shanghai has a card full of exciting attacks, there are two in particular who have drawn the eye of the experts before August 23.
The first, recommended by Ross, Kyle and James as the one who looks at the fight of the night at, Pits Lone'er Kavanagh against Charles Johnson in a flying weight conflict.
The fight could really go in all directions, although the Chinese Kavanagh will be the favorite at the home of the hometown behind him.
He has picked up two wins since he achieved a UFC deal at the Contender Series of Dana White, which impresses in unanimous decision wins on Jose Ochoa and Filipe Dos Santos.
However, Jordan and Jamie still have a matchup on their radar. Another Chinese hunter in Su Mudaerj appears on the map and can impress in his home country against Kevin Borjas.
Both men have mixed records and have been completed in recent fights, so the chance is for one of them to exploit the other to achieve a memorable victory.
Mudaerji recently defeated Mitch Raposo on UFC 314, so he has a good momentum that will start his fight in UFC Shanghai on August 23.
UFC Shanghai version of the night
- Ross Markey: Michel Pereira
- Kyle Dimond: Michel Pereira
- Jordan Ellis: Sergei Pavlovich
- James Sweetnam: Sergei Pavlovich
- Jamie Theodosi: Lone'er Kavanagh
There is a more eclectic selection of hunters who can win the performance of the night bonus, starting with Ross and Kyle's choice of Michel Pereira.
The Brazilian hunter is dangerous in the Achthoek and earned two version of the night bonuses with his last two victories in 2024.
While he lost his last two fights, Pereira could easily come back to winning ways with a performance of $ 50,000 against Kyle Dauus at UFC Shanghai.
In the meantime, both Jordan and James are enthusiastic to see what Sergei Pavlovich will do in the night when he takes on Waldo Cortez-Acosta on the main map.
The former interim -thuufc heavyweight Challenger has earned four performance of the night bonuses in its last nine fights and wants to earn another $ 50,000 in Shanghai.
Finally, Jamie thinks that Kavanagh Johnson's performance of the night fight against Joshua van can emulate to earn the bonus at UFC Shanghai.