Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling are nonetheless scheduled to fulfill at UFC Shanghai however the combat is now being contested as a catchweight contest.
Considerations had been raised throughout the weigh-ins that Ortega was probably struggling along with his reduce right down to featherweight, which required him to hit 146 kilos for a non-title combat. Finally, the UFC opted to alter the combat to a 153-pound catchweight matchup, though no official cause was given for the swap.
Each athletes hit the size at precisely 153 kilos to make the combat official.
It’s a possible prove-it second for each fighters with Ortega trying to bounce again from a loss to Diego Lopes whereas Sterling can be trying to return to the win column after dropping a aggressive resolution to Movsar Evloev again in December 2024.
Now Ortega and Sterling meet at 153 kilos however the combat remains to be transferring ahead because the five-round co-main occasion
The sunshine heavyweights in the principle occasion didn’t face the identical struggles with Johnny Walker coming in at 206 kilos and Zhang Mingyang at 205 kilos. The headliners really hit the size relatively early within the proceedings as additionally they put together to fulfill in a five-round combat.
The remainder of the fighters competing at UFC Shanghai made weight with out incident.
Try the total weigh-in outcomes beneath:
MAIN EVENT: Johnny Walker (206) vs. Zhang Mingyang (205)
Brian Ortega (153) vs. Aljamain Sterling (153)*
Sergei Pavlovich (255.5) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262)
Sumudaerji (125.5) vs. Kevin Borjas (126)
Taiyilake Nueraji (170) vs. Kiefer Crosbie (170.5)
Maheshate (155) vs. Gauge Younger (155.5)
Lone’er Kavanagh (126) vs. Charles Johnson (126)
Rongzhu (155.5) vs. Austin Hubbard (155.5)
Michel Pereira (186) vs. Kyle Daukaus (185)
Yizha (145) vs. Westin Wilson (146)
Xiao Lengthy (136) vs. SuYoung You (135.5)
Uran Satybaldiev (204) vs. Diyar Nurzgozhay (205.5)
*Combat modified to 153-pound catchweight combat after being initially scheduled at featherweight.
