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Charles Johnson entered UFC Shanghai this weekend with a “bank account in the red,” but left a massive winner after securing an upset knockout over touted flyweight prospect Lone’er Kavanagh. You can watch the comeback finish HERE.
In the UFC Fight Night 257 headliner, Walker (22-9 MMA, 8-6 UFC) battered Zhang Mingyang (19-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the final sequence for a TKO stoppage at 2:37 of Round 2. The first round was a slightly different story, however, with Zhang getting the better of Walker.
The UFC returns to Shanghai, China on Saturday, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 12 fights on the card.
Chinese stocks are having a strong summer. The Shanghai Composite Index hit its highest level since August 2015—back when a bubble was spectacularly popping. The CSI 300 index, which tracks shares listed in both Shanghai and Shenzhen,
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.
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.
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Johnny Walker got his hand raised at UFC Shanghai, but did he move any closer to a light heavyweight title shot?
Walker crashed Zhang’s big night in Shanghai, silencing the home crowd with a stunning comeback victory. In the first UFC card held in China in six years, Walker flipped the script in the main event, snapping his two-fight slide with a brutal second-round TKO.
Let's just say Charles Johnson could REALLY use the $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus he earned at UFC Fight Night 257.
Mainland China stocks advanced on Thursday, with the Shanghai benchmark closing at a decade high level, driven by hefty gains in fintech and stablecoin-concept shares after a Reuters report signalled a major shift in Beijing's stance on digital assets.
Undefeated Turkish middleweight scored a devastating walk-off knockout in his fourth pro fight at Serbia's Balkan Fighting League 1.