UFC Shanghai Weigh-In Results: Three Fighters Miss Target Friday

UFC Shanghai is almost here. Saturday night (China time,) the last event on the UFC's August slate takes place from Shanghai's Oriental Sports Center. Live coverage of UFC Shanghai begins Saturday at 3 am ET/ 12 midnight PT on Paramount Plus with the prelims.

Main card action immediately follows at 6 am ET/ 3 am PT on the streaming service. Although the 13-fight card is intact after the Friday morning weigh-ins, not everyone who tipped the scales today had an easy time.

All told, three of the 26 fighters booked to appear during Saturday's show failed to hit their prescribed targets on the scale. All three of the weight misses came from fighters competing on this weekend's undercard in the Pudong district.

Andre Lima Exceeds Weight at UFC Shanghai Weigh-Ins

Andre Lima (127 lbs) will attempt to rebound from his first professional defeat in Saturday's prelims against Namsrai Batbayar (126 lbs) but he came in heavy at the scales on Friday. Lima, who made headlines in early 2024 after winning a fight against Igor Severino by disqualification due to biting, exceeded the flyweight nontitle maximum by a single pound. 

Due to Lima's weight miss, he now cedes 20 percent of his wages to his adversary. Batbayar, who will be making his UFC promotional debut on Saturday in UFC Shanghai, successfully hit the 126-lb target without issue. Lima has company in the clubhouse when it comes to fighters who missed weight today.

Strawweights Jing Nan, Polastri Miss Weight Ahead of UFC Shanghai

In the strawweight division, Xiong Jing Nan (117 lbs) and Julia Polastri (118 1/2 lbs) face off in the second prelim on Saturday night. Xiong missed the 116-lb strawweight target for nontitle affairs by a pound, with Polastri clocking in 2 1/2 lbs over. 

Luckily, these were the only weight misses reported in Shanghai earlier today. All other fighters came in on or below the contracted weight for their respective contests.

UFC Shanghai Main Event a Firm Go After Weigh-Ins

Saturday night's main event is a crucial bout in the bantamweight ranks. No. 3 contender Umar Nurmagomedov (135 1/2 lbs) faces off against No. 6 contender Song Yadong (136 lbs.) This main event is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close out the night's activities.

UFC Shanghai Weigh-In Results:

Main Card: (Saturday, 6 am ET/ 3 am PT- Paramount Plus)

Main Event: Umar Nurmagomedov (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Song Yadong (136 lbs) Bantamweight

Co-Main Event: Yan Xiaonan (115 1/2 lbs) vs. Denise Gomes (115 lbs) Strawweight

Aoriqileng (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Kai Asakura (135 1/2 lbs) Bantamweight

Alex Perez (126 lbs) vs. Sumudaerji (125 lbs) Flyweight

Liu Ce (206 lbs) vs. Levi Rodrigues Jr. (206 lbs) Light Heavyweight- Ce making UFC promotional debut in UFC Shanghai

Bilal Hasan (124 1/2 lbs) vs. Levi Rojas (124 1/2 lbs) Flyweight- Hasan making UFC promotional debut in UFC Shanghai

Prelims: (Saturday, 3 am ET/ 12 midnight PT- Paramount Plus)

Featured Prelim: Namsrai Batbayar (126 lbs) vs. Andre Lima (127 lbs) Flyweight- Lima missed weight and cedes 20 percent of wages to Batbayar. Batbayar making UFC promotional debut in UFC Shanghai.

Co-Featured Prelim: Rei Tsuruya (125 lbs) vs. Kevin Borjas (126 lbs) Flyweight

Jack Jenkins (145 1/2 lbs) vs. Sean Woodson (145 lbs) Featherweight

Xiao Long (135 lbs) vs. Francesco Nuzzi (136 lbs) Bantamweight- Nuzzi making UFC promotional debut in UFC Shanghai.

Lawrence Lui (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Hector Santiago (135 lbs) Bantamweight- Both fighters making UFC promotional debut in UFC Shanghai.

Xiong Jing Nan (117 lbs) vs. Julia Polastri (118 1/2 lbs) Strawweight- Both fighters missed weight

Ding Meng (170 lbs) vs. Cam Nelson (170 lbs) Welterweight- Nelson making UFC promotional debut in UFC Shanghai.