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UFC on ESPN+ 115 live results: Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

For the first time since November 2017, the Octagon returns to mainland China for an exciting night of fights as UFC on ESPN+ 115 takes place inside the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai.

The main event is an exciting five-round battle at light heavyweight as Johnny Walker takes on rising Chinese contender Zhang Mingyang. Walker is looking to get back into the win column as he hasn’t scored a victory over his previous three outings, while Zhang looks to extend a 12-fight win streak after scoring a first-round TKO over Anthony Smith in April.

The co-main event is also a five-round bout as former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega takes on former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. This fight was originally slated to take place at featherweight, but a last-minute change sees these two fighting at a 153-pound catchweight with Ortega looking like he went through a rough weight cut.

Also on the main card is a heavyweight battle between top-ranked contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Waldo Cortes-Acosta; a flyweight bout pitting Sumudaerji against Kevin Borjas; and a welterweight opener between the debuting Taiyilake Nueraji and Kiefer Crosbie.

There were a pair of official UFC bouts that took place on yesterday’s Road to UFC Season 4 event, with the results as follows:

> Bruna Brasil def. Shi Ming by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
> Nyamjargal Tumendemberel def. Terrance Saeteurn by submission (brabo choke) at 2:53 of Round 1

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> Light Heavyweights- Uran Satybaldiev (9-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Diyar Nurgozhay (10-1, 0-1 UFC)

Nurgozhay lands a leg kick followed by a body kick. He lands another body kick. He lands another and they trade punches. Satybaldiev lands a right hand and Nurgozhay goes down to the mat. Satybaldiev gets into the half-guard. Satybaldiev is attacking the arm as they stand. They go back to the mat and Satybaldiev is still attacking the arm but Nurgozhay is able to escape. Satybaldiev gets back into the guard. Satybaldiev looks for an Ezekiel choke. It is locked in and Nurgozhay taps! Satybaldiev picks up the first-round win.

Fight Result- Uran Satybaldiev def. Diyar Nurgozhay by submission (Ezekiel choke) at 2:45 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Xiao Long (27-9, 1-1 UFC) vs. SuYoung You (15-3 1 NC, 2-0 UFC)

You lands a leg kick. They have a clash of heads as they clinch. They trade knees. They break apart. You lands a right hand. Long lands a jab. You lands a right hand. They exchange jabs. Both connect inside the pocket. Long lands a quick combo. You tags Long with a right hand as Long lands a leg kick. Long with a pair of leg kicks. You shoots for a takedown and Long sprawls, but You connects with a pair of right hands. Long lands an uppercut. 10-9 You.

Long lands a switch kick as he comes out more aggressive. You looks for a takedown but Long defends. Long lands a leg kick. You lands a body kick and Long lands a series of shots in return. Long with a body kick. You looks for a takedown as they clinch, but they quickly separate. You lands a right hand. They trade. You lands a jab. Long with a high kick and You counters with a calf kick. You lands a right hand but Long connects as You rushed in. You lands a combo and then an uppercut. You with a left hand. They trade inside the pocket and Long lands a big left hand. Long lands an uppercut. Long with another uppercut. They tie up and battle in the clinch. 10-9 Long, 19-19.

They trade jabs and You connects with a right hand. Long lands a right hand. Both are throwing hard punches. Timeout is called as Long is warned about grabbing the shorts. They get back going and both connect. You looks for a takedown but Long is able to defend. They clinch and Long connects on the break. They clinch back up and Long lands an elbow. You lands a big jab. Long with a pair of body kicks. Long lands a big right hand. Long lands some more as they tie up. They break and both connect before they clinch back up. They break apart. Long lands a pair of elbows. Long with some dirty boxing. Both land elbows on the break but go right back into tying up. They both land to the body while clinched and Long lands a pair of short elbows. Long with lots of elbows as both are landing inside the pocket. Long with more elbows. A ridiculous end to this fight. 10-9 Long, 29-28 Long.

Fight Result- SuYoung You def. Xiao Long by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Yizha (25-5, 0-2 UFC) vs. Westin Wilson (17-9, 1-2 UFC)

Yizha lands a leg kick. He lands another then a left hand and lands another pair of left hands. Yizha with another big left hand and then drops Wilson with a left hand. Yizha starts landing and Wilson gets up. Yizha keeps landing shots and Wilson goes down again and it is all over! What a blitzing finish from Yizha!

Fight Result- Yizha def. Westin Wilson by knockout (punches) at :37 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Michel Pereira (31-13 2 NC, 9-4 UFC) vs. Kyle Daukaus (15-4 1 NC, 2-4 1 NC UFC)

Pereira with a pair of body kicks. Daukaus drops Pereira with a right hand and gets on top and starts landing and lands an elbow and it is stopped! Pereira immediately got up in protest but he looked out from the elbow. Big win from Daukaus in his UFC return!

Fight Result- Kyle Daukaus def. Michel Pereira by knockout (strikes) at :43 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Rongzhu (26-6, 2-3 UFC) vs. Austin Hubbard (16-9, 4-7 UFC)

Hubbard lands a quick combo. Rongzhu with a few leg kicks. They trade in close range and Rongzhu lands a right hand followed by a leg kick. Hubbard connects with a left hand. Rongzhu lands a combo. Rongzhu lands a right hand. Rongzhu lands a pair of leg kicks. Hubbard with a spin kick. Rongzhu lands some more leg kicks. Hubbard scores a takedown. They get to their feet. Rongzhu lands a right hand. Rongzhu with a combo late. 10-9 Rongzhu.

Rongzhu with a jab as Hubbard lands a body kick. Rongzhu is coming forward but Hubbard lands a pair of body kicks. Rongzhu lands a right hand. Hubbard scores a takedown. Hubbard has body control against the fence and has the back as they stand. Hubbard with a pair of knees before they separate. Rongzhu lands a leg kick. Rongzhu with an uppercut then a right hand. Rongzhu with a quick combo. Hubbard with a short combo and a body kick. They trade in close range. Rongzhu with a right hand. Hubbard lands a jab. Rongzhu lands a solid left hook. Rongzhu connects in close range. Hubbard looks for a takedown but Rongzhu defends. Hubbard shoots again but Rongzhu defends. 10-9 Hubbard, 19-19.

They trade inside the pocket and Rongzhu connects with a right hand. Rongzhu lands a right hand. Rongzhu connects with a nice combination. Rongzhu with an uppercut. Rongzhu lands a hard combination. Rongzhu lands a combination and a stiff right hand. Rongzhu with another right hand and Hubbard shoots for a takedown, but Rongzhu sprawls and they stand and he lands a left hook. Rongzhu lands a hard right hand. Rongzhu lands a combination. Hubbard lands a spin kick. Rongzhu with an uppercut. Rongzhu lands a body shot. Hubbard is looking for takedowns but Rongzhu is defending and Rongzhu lands a right hand. Rongzhu with another big right hand and Hubbard lands a right hand. Rongzhu lands a combination. Rongzhu with a flurry late. 10-9 Rongzhu, 29-28 Rongzhu.

Fight Result- Rongzhu def. Austin Hubbard by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Lone’er Kavanagh (9-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. #15 Charles Johnson (17-7, 6-5 UFC)

Kavanagh with some early leg kicks. Johnson lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands a left hook. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Johnson looks for a takedown but Kavanagh defends. Kavanagh lands a leg kick. Johnson trying to get a takedown but Kavanagh is defending. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands a right hand. Kavanagh with a solid combination and then lands another right hand. Kavanagh lands a jab. Kavanagh with another stiff combination. 10-9 Kavanagh.

Johnson with a pair of low kicks. Kavanagh lands a right hand. Johnson looks for a takedown but Kavanagh grabs the neck looking for a guillotine choke. They end up scrambling back to their feet. They trade body kicks. Johnson looks for the takedown again and Kavanagh grabs the neck looking for a choke. They get up and Kavanagh has the back. Kavanagh gets a takedown but they pop right up. Johnson lands an elbow on the break. Kavanagh lands a combo. Johnson with a left hand. Johnson lands a right hand. Johnson with a high kick. Johnson with a flurry to the body against the fence. Johnson drops Kavanagh with a massive right hand and a couple of follow-up shots put Kavanagh out cold! What a knockout by Johnson!

Fight Result- Charles Johnson def. Lone’er Kavanagh by knockout (punches) at 4:35 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Maheshate (10-4, 2-3 UFC) vs. Gauge Young (9-3, 0-1 UFC)

Young lands a body kick. He lands another and Maheshate lands a front kick up the middle. Young with a leg kick. Maheshate lands a right hand. He lands a combo after Young lands a leg kick. Young with another leg kick. They trade kicks. Young lands and Maheshate goes to a knee, but he gets up. They trade inside the pocket. Young lands a leg kick and Maheshate lands a right hand. They trade combinations and Young scores a takedown. Maheshate is able to get to his feet and Young keeps control. Young lands a knee and defends a takedown attempt. Young with an elbow. 10-9 Young.

They trade and Maheshate lands a right hand. Young with a leg kick. Maheshate lands the jab as Young lands more leg kicks to counter. Young with a short combo and misses a head kick. Maheshate with a stiff jab. Young landing with more volume as he connects with a combo that makes Maheshate stumble. Young working the jab and lands a right hand. Young lands a combination. Young with a jab. Young scores a takedown. Young gets the mount and takes the back. Young lands as they stand. 10-9 Young, 20-18 Young.

They’re trading in close range and both land leg kicks and Young lands a right hand. Young looks for a takedown and briefly gets it as Maheshate scrambles to his feet. They separate. Young with a short combo. Young with short punches and Maheshate lands a right hand. Maheshate with a stiff combo. Young shoots for a takedown but Maheshate keeps it up. They trade elbows as they’re tied up and Maheshate lands a knee on the break. Maheshate lands a right hand. Maheshate with a big overhand right. Young lands a body kick. They trade jabs. Maheshate looks for a takedown against the fence but they separate. Young lands a solid right hand. Maheshate with a big right hand. Maheshate with a left hook. They tie up late. 10-9 Maheshate, 29-28 Young.

Fight Result- Gauge Young def. Maheshate by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Welterweights- Taiyilake Nueraji (11-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Kiefer Crosbie (10-5, 0-2 UFC)

Nueraji with a side kick. They scramble to the mat and Nueraji ends up inside the guard of Crosbie. Crosbie is looking for a triangle choke as he lands some elbows from the bottom. Nueraji with an elbow from the top. Nueraji with more elbows as he escapes. Nueraji with a big right hand as he stands and he lands some big shots going back inside the guard. Crosbie looks for a leg. Nueraji gets the mount and lands an elbow. Nueraji gets back inside the guard and lands some elbows. He lands some more and has Crosbie in trouble. They start to stand and Nueraji lands an illegal knee and timeout is called. Crosbie’s face is busted up. Crosbie says he can continue and Nueraji has had two points taken away. They get back going and clinch right up. Nueraji has the back on the mat and is landing heavy elbows. Lots and lots of big elbows and it is all over! Nueraji gets the win but not the cleanest of performances.

Fight Result- Taiyilake Nueraji def. Kiefer Crosbie by TKO (elbows) at 3:33 of Round 1

> Flyweights- Sumudaerji (17-7, 4-4 UFC) vs. Kevin Borjas (10-3, 1-2 UFC)

Sumudaerji with some hard inside leg kicks. He lands more kicks. Sumudaerji with a high kick then a jab. Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand and Borjas pushes it against the fence. Borjas with an elbow and they separate. Borjas lands a right hand. Sumudaerji lands a jab. Sumudaerji with a side kick then a head kick. 10-9 Sumudaerji.

Sumudaerji lands a kick. Sumudaerji pokes Borjas in the eye and timeout is called. They get back going and Sumudaerji with more side kicks. Sumudaerji with a pair of leg kicks then a body kick and a side kick. Sumudaerji gets the clinch and pushes it up against the fence. Borjas lands to the body and they separate. Sumudaerji with a high kick and they trade left hands. Borjas shoots for a takedown but Sumudaerji defends as they tie up along the fence. They break and Sumudaerji with a pair of leg kicks. Borjas lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a spinning attack. 10-9 Sumudaerji, 20-18 Sumudaerji.

Borjas lands a right hand and they trade punches. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands an inside leg kick. Borjas lands a right hand and Sumudaerji slips but recovers right away. Sumudaerji lands a body kick. Sumudaerji with a pair of body kicks. Borjas looks for a takedown but Sumudaerji defends. They clinch but not much happens and they are separated. Sumudaerji with a high kick then a body kick. He lands a left hand. Borjas looks for a takedown but Sumudaerji defends. Borjas with a knee. Sumudaerji lands an elbow. Borjas tries for a leg but Sumudaerji lands a flurry. 10-9 Sumudaerji, 30-27 Sumudaerji.

Fight Result- Sumudaerji def. Kevin Borjas by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- #3 Sergei Pavlovich (19-3, 7-3 UFC) vs. #6 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (14-1, 7-1 UFC)

Pavlovich with a leg kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a leg kick. They clash heads and Pavlovich lands a right hand. Cortes-Acosta with a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. They both swing and Pavlovich lands a left hook. Cortes-Acosta lands and Pavlovich lands a big shot that hurts Cortes-Acosta and they briefly clinch but break. Cortes-Acosta with a heavy leg kick and Pavlovich lands a right hand. 10-9 Pavlovich.

Pavlovich lands an uppercut as Cortes-Acosta rushed in. Cortes-Acosta with a heavy leg kick. They trade in the pocket. Cortes-Acosta lands and Pavlovich lands a counter right hand. Pavlovich lands a right hand followed by a quick flurry. Pavlovich works the jab. Cortes-Acosta with a left hand. Pavlovich connects. Cortes-Acosta throws an uppercut and Pavlovich lands a counter right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Cortes-Acosta with a jab. Pavlovich lands a left hand and a right hand. He lands a leg kick. 10-9 Pavlovich, 20-18 Pavlovich.

Pavlovich with a body kick and a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Pavlovich lands two big right hands. They trade and Pavlovich lands a leg kick. Pavlovich lands a combination. Pavlovich briefly pushes it to the fence but backs off. They trade jabs. Pavlovich with a big right hand and lands a flurry afterwards. Pavlovich connects with more right hands. Pavlovich with a jab as Cortes-Acosta lands a body kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand. They trade jabs. 10-9 Pavlovich, 30-27 Pavlovich.

Fight Result- Sergei Pavlovich def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> 153-pound Catchweights- #5 FW Brian Ortega (16-4 1 NC, 8-4 1 NC UFC) vs. #7 FW Aljamain Sterling (24-5, 16-5 UFC)

Sterling lands a jab. Sterling lands a right hand and then a heavy leg kick. Sterling lands a right hand after Ortega landed a leg kick. Sterling with a leg kick. Sterling lands a right hand. Sterling with a leg kick and then another. Sterling with a pair of leg kicks. Sterling works the jab. Ortega really isn’t doing much. Sterling lands a right hand. Sterling with a jab. 10-9 Sterling.

Sterling lands the jab and a right hand to the body. Sterling lands a leg kick. Sterling just out-classing Ortega everywhere. Sterling lands a combination. He lands another. Ortega lands a right hand. Sterling lands a right hand. Sterling connecting more. Sterling lands a knee. 10-9 Sterling, 20-18 Sterling.

Sterling lands a leg kick and a right hand and Ortega lands a right hand. Sterling lands a jab as Ortega was rushing in. Ortega lands a leg kick. Ortega with a groin strike but Sterling says he’s fine and they keep going. Ortega lands a body kick. Sterling with a jab. Ortega with a heavy leg kick and Sterling lands a right hand. Sterling with a double jab. Sterling with a hard leg kick that trips Ortega up. Ortega with a leg kick. Sterling with a right hand. Sterling lands a high kick. Sterling lands a jab. Sterling lands a right hand and Ortega lands a combo and Sterling a spinning back elbow. 10-9 Sterling, 30-27 Sterling.

They trade in close range. Sterling lands a leg kick. Sterling with a combination. Sterling lands a right hand to the body. Sterling lands a right hand. Sterling lands a jab. Sterling with a body kick. Ortega lands a quick flurry and they clinch. Sterling scores a takedown. He’s working inside the guard of Ortega. Sterling with a flurry from the top to end the round. 10-9 Sterling, 40-36 Sterling.

Sterling lands a leg kick. Ortega lands a right hand. Ortega looks for a takedown but Sterling is able to reverse to the top. Sterling lands from the top before they scramble up. Ortega lands a right hand to the body. Ortega lands a right hand. Sterling with a left hook. Sterling lands a right hand as he’s circling around. Sterling gets the back and gets it down for a brief moment. Sterling drags it down and almost had the hooks in but ends up inside the guard of Ortega. Ortega with some hammerfists from the bottom. Sterling lands to the body and starts landing shots from the top. Ortega tries to push off but Sterling jumps on the back and is now on top landing lots of shots to end it. 10-9 Sterling, 50-45 Sterling.

Fight Result- Aljamain Sterling def. Brian Ortega by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

> Light Heavyweights- #13 Johnny Walker (21-9 1 NC, 7-6 1 NC UFC) vs. #14 Zhang Mingyang (19-6, 3-0 UFC)

Walker tries to grab Mingyang and they go right to the mat with Mingyang in the mount but Walker retains his guard. Mingyang lands from the top but they end up getting back to their feet. Walker with a high kick. Mingyang lands a left hand followed by a right hand that briefly wobbled Walker. They clinch up. Walker lands an elbow as they break. Mingyang lands a right hand. Walker with a pair of leg kicks. Walker lands a leg kick. Walker shoots for a takedown but Mingyang defends and lands a big elbow. Mingyang lands a leg kick. Mingyang with a high kick. 10-9 Mingyang.

Walker lands a leg kick. Mingyang lands a right hand as Walker lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Mingyang lands two solid right hands. They both land leg kicks. They trade leg kicks. Mingyang is hurt from the leg kick and he falls down. Walker starts landing from the top and is landing big shots as Mingyang is covering up. Mingyang grabs a leg but Walker continues to tee off with big punches. Walker stands and is landing lots of punches and it is all over! Walker gets the upset win!

Fight Result- Johnny Walker def. Zhang Mingyang by TKO (punches) at 2:37 of Round 2

UFC Fight Night 122 live results: Michael Bisping vs. Kelvin Gastelum

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 122: Bisping vs. Gastelum, emanating from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.

The Octagon heads to mainland China for the first time with a middleweight main event as former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping, three weeks removed from losing the championship to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 217, heads right back into action against former TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum.

Bisping, eager to get back to action, takes the fight on short notice as a replacement for Anderson Silva, who was pulled from the event due to a potential USADA violation, and he looks to bounce back in a big way against a tough opponent. Gastelum is looking to get back into the win column after being submitted by another former champion, Chris Weidman, in July.

The entire UFC Fight Night 122 event streams on UFC Fight Pass with a very early kick off time in the United States.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 3:45 AM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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> Cyril Asker (8-3, 1-2 UFC) vs. Hu Yaozong (3-0, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Asker went right for a takedown and got it easily after landing a right hand. Asker landed some left hands against the fence and Yaozong had the standing guillotine locked in against the fence. Asker was able to pop his neck out. Asker got another takedown. Asker grabbed the back and landed some punches. Asker landing some big punches and then some knees to the body. Yaozong got to his feet but was taken right back down. Asker landed some big hammerfists. More big punches landed as Asker takes the back. Yaozong not doing much to defend until he lands some backwards elbows. 10-9 Asker.

Yaozong came firing out with some leg kicks to start the second. Asker landed an uppercut and then scored the takedown. Asker has the back and is landing punches. Asker has the hooks in on the back and is landing big punches. He flattens Yaozong out. Asker now working for a choke and has it and Yaozong quickly taps out. Submission win for Asker in a dominant showing.

Official Result- Cyril Asker def. Hu Yaozong by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:33 of Round 2

> Wuliji Buren (10-4, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rolando Dy (8-6 1 NC, 0-2 UFC)
Featherweights* (Dy missed weight by 2 pounds)

They traded early and Dy knocked Buren down with a left hand but Buren recovered quickly. Buren shot for a single leg and finished the takedown. They scrambled to the feet and Buren had the back. Buren got a takedown as he had the back of Dy. Dy able to get to his feet and lands a left hand. Dy lands some kicks. Both men being tentative on the feet. Dy landing leg kicks that aren’t being defended. Dy trying to land the left hand but Buren ducking out of the way. Close round. 10-9 Buren.

Dy lands a left hand and Buren counters with a takedown. Dy reversed to the top and was in side control but Buren had the neck. Dy landing some knees to the body from side control as he pops his head out. They got to their feet and Buren was the aggressor on the feet as he was landing punches. Not much happened at the end of the round. Another close round. 10-9 Dy, 19-19.

Buren went right for a takedown and got it after grabbing the single leg. Buren in the half-guard against the fence. Buren was landing punches from the top but they scrambled to their feet. Buren landed a right hand and went right back to work for another takedown but it was defended. Brief timeout called by Herb Dean after a low kick by Dy. Dy looking to land but Buren is getting out of the way. Buren goes for a long takedown but it is stopped though he grabs the back of Dy against the fence. Dy lands a big elbow as they break they clinch. Dy with another elbow. Close fight. 10-9 Buren, 29-28 Buren.

Official Result- Rolando Dy def. Wuliji Buren by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

> Wu Yanan (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gina Mazany (4-1, 0-1 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Mazany fires away with some punches very quickly looking to end it quickly. They clinch and Mazany lands some more lefts. They trade knees in the clinch. They remain in the clinch with both landing punches. Mazany stumbles to the ground looking to escape and Wu lands some punches before they get to their feet. Wu lands a knee before they break. They trade punches. They clinch again and Mazany scores the takedown. Mazany with big punches and elbows. Wu almost had an armbar in from the bottom but Mazany escaped. They got to their feet and Mazany scored another takedown. They get up. 10-9 Mazany.

Mazany landed a big kick to the face as Wu was coming inside but she still grabbed the clinch against the fence. They were battling for position and underhooks and Mazany scored a couple of takedowns. Mazany with some punches from the top as she has Wu’s arm trapped. Mazany is cut over her eye. Mazany landing more punches but Wu was able to get to her feet. Mazany has the body lock against the fence and is landing punches. Wu has been warned several times about grabbing the fence. They trade late. 10-9 Mazany, 20-18 Mazany.

Wu messed up her shoulder bad at the end of the second round and was complaining about it but continued on into the third. They traded punches. Wu definitely having trouble throwing right hands. Mazany got a takedown against the fence. Mazany working from the top as Wu can’t get out from the bottom. Mazany with some elbows from the top as she cruises to what should be a win. 10-9 Mazany, 30-27 Mazany.

Official Result- Gina Mazany def. Wu Yanan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Chase Sherman (11-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (17-4, 2-2 UFC)
Heavyweights

They were trading early. Both men looking to land big punches. Abdurakhimov landed a big left hook and then another. He landed a right hand and another left hook and knocks Sherman down and the referee quickly stops it. Big quick win for Abdurakhimov.

Official Result- Shamil Abdurakhimov def. Chase Sherman by knockout (punches) at 1:24 of Round 1

> Song Yadong (10-4 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Bharat Khandare (5-2, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Yadong with an early body kick. He just misses a spinning hook kick. Yadong rocked Khandare with a right hand. Yadong lands another right hand and then a combo that backs up Khandare. Khandare lands the jab. Yadong with a leg kick. Yadong with another leg kick. Yadong goes with a head kick now. Khandare looking to land a right hand. Yadong drops Khandare with a right hand and then grabs the neck for a choke and Khandare taps out! Impressive showing by Yadong. Yadong is only 19 and has a bright future.

Official Result- Song Yadong def. Bharat Khandare by submission (front choke) at 4:16 of Round 1

> Kailin Curran (4-5, 1-5 UFC) vs. Yan Xioanan (7-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Curran with a leg kick and Xioanan counters with a right hand. Xioanan with her trademark hook kick. Xioanan drops Curran briefly with a big right hand and Curran is in a lot of trouble. Curran has seemed to recover as she has Xioanan clinched against the fence. They break. Curran with a right hand and works for a takedown but Xioanan is defending it. They break. Xioanan with another hook kick. Both women land some punches. They clinch again. They break and trade punches and clinch again at the end of the round. 10-9 Xioanan.

They trade punches to start the second. Curran with a head kick and Xioanan counters with a right hand. Curran with a body lock and gets a takedown and is in side control against the fence. They get back to their feet. Xioanan lands a solid combo. Curran looks to land a right hand and ducks under and grabs the clinch. Curran with some knees to the legs of Xioanan as they break the clinch. Xioanan lands a right hand that stuns Curran. Curran quickly grabs the clinch. They break. Xioanan with a hard right hand. They clinch again. 10-9 Xioanan, 20-18 Xioanan.

Xioanan briefly drops Curran with a low kick. She gets up and lands a right hand and a knee to the body of Xioanan. They were trading and Curran went for a takedown against the fence and got it. Curran in the half-guard and lands some shots to the body. Curran posturing up and moves into the full guard as she lands more from the top. Curran really needs to work harder for a finish. She lands some hammerfists but Xioanan grabs her and pulls her back to closed guard. Xioanan pushes Curran off and they get to their feet. They clinch. They have a brawl in the closing seconds with each lady landing punches in close range. Big punches from both. Good fight. 10-9 Curran, 29-28 Xioanan.

Official Result- Yan Xioanan def. Kailin Curran by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Song Kenan (12-4, 0-0 UFC) vs. Bobby Nash (8-3, 0-2 UFC)
Welterweights

The first move of the fight is a groin strike by Kenan. We get back to action and Kenan drops Nash with a big right hand and lands a lot of punches until Herb Dean steps in and stops it. Quick win by Kenan. Nash was out of it so much that he spent several seconds trying to take down Herb Dean while being told the fight was over. Official time of the fight was just 15 seconds.

Official Result- Song Kenan def. Bobby Nash by TKO (punches) at :15 of Round 1

> Zabit Magomedshapirov (13-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Sheymon Moraes (9-1, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Magomedshapirov with some side kicks to start. Moraes with a leg kick. Magomedshapriov just misses a spin kick. Moraes with a switch kick and then a heavy leg kick. Moraes with a switch kick to the body. Magomedshapirov with a hard right hand. They trade punches. Moraes with a kick but Magomedshapirov grabs the leg and gets a takedown into full guard. Moraes able to scramble out to his feet but gives up his back. Magomedshapirov with a back suplex and he has the back and is working for a choke. They get up but go right back down and Magomedshapirov is in side control. Moraes scrambles back to half-guard but Magomedshapirov back in side control. He moves to mount. Magomedshapirov with some big elbows and Moraes survives the round. 10-9 Magomedshapirov.

Magomedshapirov just misses a 360 kick but then gets a takedown. They scramble and go back to the mat with Moraes in mount but Magomedshapirov reverses to the top. Moraes goes for an armbar but they scramble to the feet and Magomedshapirov has the back. Moraes goes for an ankle lock but eats punches. Zabit working for the choke as he has the back and is landing punches. Big punches from the back by Magomedshapirov. Big elbows and Magomedshapirov is in the mount again. Zabit passes to side control and is still landing big punches with over a minute to go in the second. More work from the top. 10-8 Magomedshapirov, 20-17 Magomedshapirov.

Magomedshapirov leg kicks Moraes out from under him and they are on the mat briefly before getting up. Moraes with a left hook and Magomedshapirov counters with a spinning back fist. Magomedshapriov grabs the back and is looking for a suplex. Zabit gets the takedown and has the back. They get to their feet. Magomedshapirov with another takedown. They get up but Magomedshapirov kicks Moraes leg to get another takedown and is in the mount. Big punches from Magomedshapirov. He grabs the neck for a choke and has an anaconda choke locked in and Moraes taps! Dominant performance by Magomedshapirov. He is already a contender at 145 pounds. Magomedshapirov suggested a fight with Yair Rodriguez in his post-fight interview.

Official Result- Zabit Magomedshapirov def. Sheymon Moraes by submission (anaconda choke) at 4:30 of Round 3

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> Muslim Salikhov (12-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Alex Garcia (14-4, 4-3 UFC)
Welterweights

Salikhov with a leg kick. Garcia goes for a takedown but it is stuffed. Garcia got the takedown despite Salikhov grabbing the fence. Garcia in the half-guard. Garcia briefly passes to side control and is looking to pass to mount. Salikhov finds an opening to scramble to his feet. Salikhov with a leg kick. Salikhov with a spin kick to the body. Salikhov with another leg kick. Garcia unable to land anything on the feet. Salikhov with a spinning back fist and he defends a takedown by Garcia. Garcia just misses a left hand but scores a takedown late in the round. He lands a couple of punches from the top. 10-9 Garcia.

Salikhov searching for head kicks early in the second. He just misses a spin kick to the body of Garcia. Garcia fakes a takedown. Salikhov with a spin kick to the head that is partially blocked. Garcia lands a big right hand. Salikhov with a right hand. Garcia misses a takedown and eats a body kick from Salikhov. Garcia shoots for another takedown and gets it. Garcia gets the back and has a choke locked in. Salikhov is in trouble and he taps! Big upset win for Garcia as he gets the submission.

Official Result- Alex Garcia def. Muslim Salikhov by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of Round 2

> Wang Guan (19-1-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Alex Caceres (13-10 1 NC, 8-8 1 NC UFC)
Featherweights

Guan with a quick right hand. Caceres with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. They clinch and Caceres lands a groin strike and we have a timeout. We get back to action and Guan with a body kick. Guan then clips Caceres with a hard elbow and Caceres is rocked. He seems to recover. They clinch and Guan with a body lock. Caceres with a left hand followed by a kick. They both land punches. Caceres with a body kick. Guan dropped Caceres late with a punch and was landing lots of punches but couldn’t get the finish as the horn sounded to end the round. Caceres got up and could barely walk back to his corner. 10-9 Guan.

Caceres still moving weird to start the second. He is still coming forward though. Caceres with a leg kick. Guan with a high kick. Guan with a hard right hand that rocks Caceres and he follows it with a body kick. Caceres kicks Guan right in the groin but he continues on quickly. Guan with a leg kick. Caceres just misses a head kick. Caceres misses a left hand and Guan grabs the back but lets go. Guan lands a big right hand. Caceres with a body kick. 10-9 Guan, 20-18 Guan.

They trade leg kicks. Guan cracks Caceres with a right hand and follows it with a leg kick. Guan drops Caceres with a right hand but Caceres quickly gets up. Caceres lands a left. Caceres misses a high kick and slips but Guan unable to capitalize. Guan with a right hand. Caceres lands a lead uppercut followed by a spin kick to the ribs. They clip each other with punches. Guan is loading up his right hand and Caceres is capitalizing on openings. Guan lands a left and gets kicked in the groin at the same time. We get back going and they trade punches at the end. 10-9 Guan, 30-27 Guan.

Official Result- Wang Guan def. Alex Caceres by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Li Jingliang (13-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Zak Ottow (15-4, 2-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Jingliang with a leg kick to start. Ottow just misses a head kick. They trade kicks. Ottow with a high kick that is blocked by Jingliang. Ottow with a right hook and then lands a combo. Jingliang with a right hand. Jingliang lands a combo that rocks Ottow and then drops him with a right hand. Jingliang landing big punches looking to finish. Ottow in a lot of trouble and Jingliang finishes him off! Big win for Jingliang and goes into the crowd to celebrate with his daughter.

Official Result- Li Jingliang def. Zak Ottow by TKO (punches) at 2:57 of Round 1

> Michael Bisping (#2, 30-8, 20-8 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#9, 13-3 1 NC, 8-3 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Gastelum with a big body kick. Bisping lands a jab followed by an overhand right. They are trading with both looking for openings. Bisping landed a good punch as he’s finding his range. Gastelum with a body kick but Bisping counters with a right hand. Gastelum then lands a big combo that drops Bisping and he is out! Gastelum with the quick finish of Bisping in the first round. Big win for Gastelum. It was a vicious left hand that knocked Bisping out.

Official Result- Kelvin Gastelum def. Michael Bisping by knockout (punch) at 2:30 of Round 1

Michael Bisping to replace Anderson Silva at UFC Shanghai

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The UFC has found a replacement for Anderson Silva ahead of their show in Shanghai, and it’s a rather unexpected one.

After Silva was pulled from his scheduled main event against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 122 in Shanghai, China due to being flagged for a potential USADA violation, finding a suitable opponent to step in on short notice looked to be a daunting task, but Michael Bisping appears to have stepped up to the challenge.

Bisping, who just lost the middleweight championship to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217 last Saturday, is getting right back to action after agreeing to face Gastelum. The bout was first reported by Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting.

Bisping claimed to not have suffered much damage despite being choked out by St-Pierre in their fight, and he’ll now begin his path towards getting a rematch by taking on Gastelum, who is looking to rebound from a submission loss himself after facing Chris Weidman in July. The UFC is expected to officially announce Bisping vs. Gastelum shortly, perhaps on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 120 broadcast.

UFC Fight Night 122 will air exclusively on Fight Pass on November 25th and will mark the company’s first trip to mainland China.