UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Live Results, Updates and Highlights

Tom Taylor

Aug 29, 2026, updated 5 min ago

Good morning, fight fans!

The UFC is back in Shanghai today, which means the action got started bright and early for those of us watching in the Western Hemisphere. The undercard, which has already wrapped up, kicked off at 3:00 am ET. The main card will kick off shortly, at 6:00 am ET.

The top spot on the bill will go to a pair of top-10 bantamweights, as once-beaten Russian Umar Nurmagomedov takes on China's Song Yadong on his home soil. The race for the next bantamweight title shot is pretty wide open right now, so the winner of this fight could well find themselves matched up with Petr Yan or Merab Dvalishvili sometime early next year.

The co-main event will also feature top-ranked fighters, as China's Yan Xiaonan takes on surging Brazilian Denise Gomes at strawweight. Other highlights of the bill include a bantamweight clash between China's own Aoriqileng and former Rizin champ Kai Asakura, and a flyweight showdown between local hero Sumudaerji and the visiting Alex Perez.

Keep it locked here for the complete results of this morning's main card, and all of the best highlights from the six fights on the bill.

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Full Card

Bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Yadong Song

Strawweight: Xiaonan Yan vs. Denise Gomes

Bantamweight.: Aoriqileng vs. Kai Asakura

Flyweight: Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji

Light Heavyweight: Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Ce Liu

Flyweight: Bilal Hasan def. Nilson Rojas by KO (straight right) at 2:28 of round 3

Live Updates

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9 mins ago

06:38 AM

Light Heavyweights Up Next

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Up next, we move to the light heavyweight division, as China's Ce Liu (3-1) takes on Levi Rodrigues Jr. of Brazil (5-1).

While Liu's record definitely looks a little sparse, it's important to note that he had a long and successful kickboxing career before making the jump to MMA, so he's far from a combat sports newbie.

This fight in Shanghai will mark his UFC debut.

His opponent Rodrigues will be making his second walk to the Octagon following a stoppage loss to Felipe Franco in his UFC debut in July.

14 mins ago

06:32 AM

Hasan Sleeps Rojas!

Bilal Hasan is still undefeated.

The flyweight prospect improved to 10-0 in the opening bout of Saturday's main card, weathering a bit of early adversity to stop Nilson Rojas with a right hand in round three.

The win marks a successful UFC debut for the Indonesian-American. While it's too early to call him a contender at 125 pounds, he's clearly a fighter to watch, and a welcome addition to the weight class.

1 hour ago

05:42 AM

Main Card Kicks Off in 15

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The UFC Shanghai main card will kick off in about 15 minutes.

We'll get things started in the flyweight division, where Bilal Hasan (9-0) will take on Nilson Rojas (9-0).

Hasan, as some fans will remember, earned a UFC contract with a 40-second knockout of Mridul Saikia just a few weeks ago. Rojas, a big underdog, will be making his UFC debut.

Someone's 0 has got to go. Let's see who can keep their unbeaten record intact in Shanghai.