The opening to the fight was reminiscent of how Khamzat Chimaev began his path to victory against Kevin Holland at UFC 279. Chimaev was blasted for a controversial move that saw him fake a glove touch before dragging ‘Big Mouth’ down and ragdolling him en route to a quick submission.

Charles Johnson (18-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) had a rough first round against the unbeaten Lone'er Kavanagh (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). But late in the second round, while he was backing up from a Johnson attack, Kavanagh dropped his hands and Johnson drilled him on the button to put his lights out for the first loss of his career.

UFC Shanghai went down yesterday (Sat., Aug. 23, 2025) inside Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, which saw Johnny Walker secure an impressive technical knockout (TKO) win over Mingyang Zhang (see it again here).