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Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling added to UFC Shanghai; Walker vs. Zhang headlines
The UFC's return to mainland China for UFC Fight Night 257 has its main and co-main event.
The headliner of the August 23 card at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai will see Johnny Walker face China's own Zhang Mingyang in a five-round light heavyweight contest.
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The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling continue his run at featherweight against former two-time title challenger Brian Ortega.
UFC officials announces both matchups on Wednesday.
The latest UFC Fight Night 257 lineup now includes:
Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich
Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev
Charles Johnson vs. Lone'er Kavanagh
Bruna Brasil vs. Ming Shi
Michel Pereira vs. Marco Tulio
Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Shanghai gets headliner, plus Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
