UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Mixed martial arts event in 2025
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UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song (also known as UFC Fight Night 286) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on August 29, 2026, at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 29, 2026 | |||
| Venue | SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center | |||
| City | Shanghai, China | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Shanghai and first since UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang in August 2025.[1]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong is scheduled to headline this event.[2]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Umar Nurmagomedov | vs. | Song Yadong | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Yan Xiaonan | vs. | Denise Gomes | ||||
| Flyweight | Su Mudaerji | vs. | Alex Perez | ||||
| Flyweight | Rei Tsuruya | vs. | Kevin Borjas | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Liu Ce | vs. | Junior Tafa | ||||
Announced bouts
- Bantamweight bout: Kai Asakura vs. Aori Qileng[4]
- Flyweight bout: André Lima vs. Namsrai Batbayar[5]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Julia Polastri vs. Xiong Jingnan[6]