Check out the full details as bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov returns to the Octagon to take on Song Yadong at UFC Shanghai on Saturday - UK start time, TV channel and live stream.
Nurmagomedov has rebounded emphatically after suffering his first career defeat at the hands of Merab Dvalishvili in January 2025 with the UFC bantamweight title on the line.
The 30-year-old beat Mario Bautista at UFC 321 before dominating former flyweight king Deiveson Figueiredo on the UFC's debut on Paramount+ back in January.
On Saturday at the SPD Bank Center in Shanghai China he faces perennial contender Song over five rounds.
Victory will likely move Nurmagomedov to the front of the line to face Petr Yan for the title at 135lbs but Song will be determined to spring an upset in front of a home crowd.
TV channel & live stream
This weekend's UFC Shanghai event is set to place on Saturday 29th August, 2026.
The early prelims will streamed in the UK on the UFC's streaming platform, UFC Fight Pass, with the remainder of the preliminary card shown live on TNT Sports 4.
The full UFC Fight Night 286 main card, including the bantamweight showdown between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong will also be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 4.
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song start time & venue
Held at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, this weekend's card will get started significantly earlier than typical UFC events for fans in the UK and Ireland.
The early prelims on UFC Fight Pass are scheduled to get underway at 08:00 BST on Saturday morning, with the action continuing on TNT Sports 4 from 09:00 BST.
The main event of Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong is expected to get underway at around 13:30 BST for fans in the UK and Ireland. (20:30 CST local time)
UFC Fight Night Shanghai Full Fight Card
Main card (TNT Sports 4):
Weight class | Fight |
Bantamweight | Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong |
Women's Strawweight | Yan Xionan vs Denise Gomes |
Bantamweight | Aori Qileng vs Kai Asakura |
Flyweight | Sumudaerji vs Alex Perez |
Lightweight | Liu Ce vs Levi Rodrigues Jr |
Flyweight | Bilal Hasan vs Nilson Rojas |
Preliminary card (TNT Sports 4):
Flyweight | Namsrai Batbayar vs Andre Lima |
Flyweight | Rei Tsuruya vs Kevin Borjas |
Bantamweight | Xiao Long vs Francesco Nuzzi |
Featherweight | Jack Jenkins vs Sean Woodson |
Bantamweight | Lawrence Lui vs Hector Santiago |
Early preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass):
Women's Strawweight | Xiong Jingnan vs Julia Polastri |
Welterweight | Ding Meng vs Cameron Nelson |
