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.

Uran Satybaldiev may have snatched up one of the Performance of the Night bonuses in the first fight of UFC Shangahi. Satybaldiev faced Diyar Nurgozhay in the opening preliminary bout of Saturday’s Fight Night card at Shanghai Indoor Stadium.

Uran Satybaldiev scored his first win inside the Octagon at UFC Shanghai, securing a first-round submission victory over Diyar Nurgozhay in the evening's

The UFC had not been to mainland China since prior to the coronavirus pandemic, but that changed with Saturday’s UFC Shanghai, kicked off by Uran Satybaldiev vs. Diyar Nurgozhay at light heavyweight.

Uran Satybaldiev started UFC Shanghai off with a bang earlier this morning (Sat., Aug. 23, 2025) LIVE on ESPN+ from inside the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, sparking former Contender Series standout Diyar Nurgozhay with a beautiful first-round Ezekiel choke.

The light heavyweight bout was scheduled for five rounds, but they all were not needed. Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) finished Zhang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) with a violent and diversified beatdown barrage for the stoppage at 2:37 of Round 2.

SuYoung You went to war with Long Xiao at UFC Shanghai and walked away with his third career win inside the Octagon.

UFC Shanghai kicks off with a fight between light heavyweights. Check out our UFC odds series for our Nurgozhay-Satybaldiev prediction.