Heading into their co-headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 257, former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling knew what Brian Ortega was up to.

After wins for Kyrgyzstan and South Korea kicked things off, Asia went 3-0 to start the card when China got on the board courtesy of Yizha. The Road to UFC winner was making his second Octagon appearance after losing to Gabriel Santos in his debut last September.

It only took a few hours for a formerly-undefeated UFC prospect to share an update with fans after suffering a devastating first MMA loss.

Let's just say Charles Johnson could REALLY use the $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus he earned at UFC Fight Night 257.

Before Johnny Walker knocked out Zhang Mingyang in the main event to send the local fans home unhappy, Sterling defeated Brian Ortega in their five-round contest, which became a catchweight bout on late notice owing to the former featherweight title challenger’s weight struggles.

Taiyilake Nueraji delivered an emphatic finish in his octagon debut but only after he blasted Kiefer Crosbie with an illegal knee at UFC Shanghai. While it was a lopsided fight from start to finish, Nueraji ends up with an asterisk next to his win after he was dominating Crosbie on the ground but during a

In the UFC Fight Night 257 opening prelim, Satybaldiev (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) kicked off the card with a memorable moment when he tapped Diyar Nurgozhay (10-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with the rare submission at the 2:45 mark of Round 1. The light heavyweight bout took place at Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai.