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Morning Report | Daniel Cormier wants UFC to book Tom Aspinall’s return ASAP ‘because he is the best heavyweight in the world’

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Hey, you guys know there's a UFC card this Saturday, right?

Kicking off at the sweet sweet time of 3 AM ET, it's UFC Shanghai, headlined by an awesome bantamweight matchup between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong.

Pretty decent main card, too, with top strawweights Yan Xiaonan and Denise Gomes in a co-main with legitimate stakes, Kai Asakura in action, plus Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji 2: UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

Speaking of questions, who you got winning the main event?

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UFC Shanghai weigh-in results: Main event set; 3 fighters miss weight

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UFC Shanghai weigh-in results: Main event set; 3 fighters miss weight


The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to China is set
following the
UFC Shanghai weigh-ins, although three fighters came in
overweight.

Bantamweight contenders Umar
Nurmagomedov and Yadong Song
will clash atop the 13-fight card. Both headliners had no issue
making weight. However, several prelim fighters weren’t as
professional. Andre Lima
missed weight for his flyweight fight against Namsrai
Batbayar by 1 pound and will be fined 20 percent of his purse
as a result. Meanwhile, both Jingnan
Xiong and Julia
Polastri failed to make the strawweight limit for their bout,
with Xiong coming in 1 pound overweight and Polastri weighing 2.5
pounds over the limit.

Nurmagomedov (20-1) has bounced back from his first career defeat
to Merab
Dvalishvili with decision wins over Mario
Bautista and Deiveson
Figueiredo. The 30-year-old is 8-1 inside the Octagon. The
Eagles MMA product weighed 135.5 pounds for his second UFC main
event.

Meanwhile, Song (23-9-1, 1 NC) is looking to earn the biggest win
of his career. The Team Alpha Male member is 2-1 in his last three
fights, with wins over Figueiredo and Henry
Cejudo surrounding a decision defeat to Sean
O’Malley. The “Kung-Fu Kid” is a fan favorite inside the UFC
due to his action-heavy style. The 28-year-old weighed 136 pounds
on the dot.

UFC Shanghai will stream live on Paramount+. Prelims start at 3
a.m. ET/midnight PT, with the main card beginning at 6 a.m. ET/3
a.m. PT.

UFC Shanghai weigh-in results:

Umar
Nurmagomedov (135.5) vs. Yadong Song
(136)
Denise
Gomes (115) vs. Xiaonan Yan
(115.5)
Kai
Asakura (135.5) vs. Qileng Aori
(135.5)
Su
Mudaerji (125) vs. Alex Perez
(126)
Ce Liu
(206) vs. Levi
Rodrigues (206)
Bilal
Hasan (124.5) vs. Nilson
Rojas (124.5)
Namsrai
Batbayar (126) vs. Andre Lima
(127)*
Kevin
Borjas (126) vs. Rei Tsuruya
(125)
Jack
Jenkins (145) vs. Sean
Woodson (145)
Long
Xiao (135) vs. Francesco
Nuzzi (136)
Lawrence
Lui (135.5) vs. Hector
Santiago (135)
Jingnan
Xiong (117)** vs. Julia
Polastri (118.5)**
Meng
Ding (170) vs. Cameron
Nelson (170)
*Lima missed weight by 1 pound and was fined 20 percent of his
purse
**Xiong missed weight by 1 pound, while Polastri missed weight
by 2.5 pounds. The fight will move forward.

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UFC Shanghai weigh-in results: Both fighters miss weight for matchup in rare mishap

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UFC Shanghai weigh-in results: Both fighters miss weight for matchup in rare mishap

Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong are on point for Saturday's UFC Shanghai main event, which proceeds with 26 fighters, despite a couple of close calls.

Friday's official weigh-ins for the event saw a rare mishap as strawweights Xiong Jingnan and Julia Polastri both missed weight for their preliminary matchup, with Xiong coming in at 117 pounds (1 pound over the limit) and Polastri at 118.5 (2.5 over the limit). According to the UFC, neither fighter is being penalized for failing to make weight and the bout proceeds at a catchweight.

Flyweight Andre Lima also missed weight, coming in at 127 pounds, one pound over the non-title flyweight limit. He is fined 20 percent of his purse as penalty and his bout with Namsrai Batbayar (126) also proceeds at a catchweight.

This is the second time Lima has missed weight in the UFC. He also came in heavy for a flyweight bout against Mitch Raposo at UFC 302 in May 2024, that time coming in an egregious four pounds over the limit. Lima went on to defeat Raposo. Heading into Saturday, Lima looks to make a quick turnaround after suffering his first pro loss to Kevin Borjas this past June in a bout where Lima was an enormous favorite.

UFC Shanghai headliners Nurmagomedov and Song both successfully made weight at 135.5 and 136 pounds, respectively.

Watch official weigh-in highlights above and check out the results below.

Main Card (Paramount+, 6 a.m. ET)

Umar Nurmagomedov (135.5) vs. Song Yadong (136)

Yan Xiaonan (115.5) vs. Denise Gomes (115)

Aoriqileng (135.5) vs. Kai Asakura (135.5)

Alex Perez (126) vs. Sumudaerji (125)

Liu Ce (206) vs. Levi Rodrigues Jr. (206)

Bilal Hasan (124.5) vs Nilson Rojas (124.5)

Preliminary Card (Paramount+, 3 a.m. ET)

Namsrai Batbayar (126) vs. Andre Lima (127)*

Rei Tsuruya (125) vs. Kevin Borjas (126)

Jack Jenkins (145.5) vs. Sean Woodson (145)

Xiao Long (135) vs. Francesco Nuzzi (136)

Lawrence Lui (135.5) vs. Hector Santiago (135)

Xiong Jingnan (117)** vs. Julia Polastri (118.5)**

Ding Meng (170) vs. Cam Nelson (170)

*Lima missed weight. His bout against Namsrai Batbayar proceeds as a catchweight with Lima forfeiting 20 percent of his purse as penalty

**Xiong and Polastri both missed weight. Their bout proceeds as a catchweight

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Alexander Volkanovski struggles to keep Mauricio Ruffy down, coach says

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Alexander Volkanovski struggles to keep Mauricio Ruffy down, coach says
Joe Lopez has seen major improvements in Mauricio
Ruffy’s grappling since the Brazilian joined Alexander
Volkanovski’s team.

Ruffy is preparing for the biggest test of his
Ultimate Fighting Championship career when he faces Arman
Tsarukyan in the co-main event of UFC
331 on Sept. 19 in Los Angeles. Tsarukyan’s wrestling prowess
is a key factor in the matchup, but Lopez believes his fighter has
made significant strides in that area.

Mauricio Ruffy's defensive wrestling improves ahead of Arman
Tsarukyan fight at UFC 331

Ruffy made the move from the Brazilian gym
Fighting Nerds after losing to Benoit St.
Denis in September 2025, joining Volkanovski's team in
Australia. Speaking to Submission Radio, Volkanovski's head coach
Lopez said Ruffy’s development has been particularly noticeable in
defensive wrestling and his ability to escape dangerous
positions.

“Well, it's just chalk and cheese,†Lopez said. “You can just see
how he's improving, you know?â€

Ruffy has since earned victories against Rafael
Fiziev and Michael
Chandler, finishing both lightweights. Lopez claims that even
Volkanovski struggles to keep Ruffy down in the gym. He added that
the Brazilian has improved his positioning while defending
takedowns and prioritizes keeping the fight on the feet rather than
chasing submissions.

“For this fight here, that's one of our specialties is our
defensive wrestling and our scrambles and not accepting the
position,†Lopez added. “Honestly, he's picking it up. When he
first came, he was still really stuck in his jiu-jitsu type thing
where he attached himself to the person. Now, he's not. He's
training his escapes, getting out, putting his body in the right
position, putting his hands in the right position.â€

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