The UFC's return to mainland China for UFC Fight Night 257 has its main and co-main event.

The headliner of the August 23 card at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai will see Johnny Walker face China's own Zhang Mingyang in a five-round light heavyweight contest.

The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling continue his run at featherweight against former two-time title challenger Brian Ortega.

UFC officials announces both matchups on Wednesday.

Meet your #UFCShanghai headliners! 🤩

🇨🇳's very own Zhang Mingyang takes on @JohnnyWalker in the main event PLUS @BrianTCity goes toe-to-toe with @FunkMasterMMA! pic.twitter.com/U1qnk95iZH

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) June 26, 2025

The latest UFC Fight Night 257 lineup now includes:

• Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
• Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich
• Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev
• Charles Johnson vs. Lone'er Kavanagh
• Bruna Brasil vs. Ming Shi
• Michel Pereira vs. Marco Tulio
• Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Shanghai gets headliner, plus Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling

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