UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song (also known as UFC Fight Night 286) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 29, 2026, at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China.
Background The event marked the promotion's third visit to Shanghai and first since UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang in August 2025.
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong headlined this event.
Liu Ce and Junior Tafa were expected to meet in a light heavyweight bout at the event, but Tafa pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Levi Rodrigues Jr.
At the weigh-ins, three fighters missed weight: André Lima weighed in at 127 pounds, one pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Former ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jingnan and former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion Julia Polastri weighed in at 117 and 118.5 pounds, one pound and one and a half pounds over the women's strawweight non-title fight limit, respectively.
All their bouts proceeded at catchweight and all fighters were not eligible for bonuses. Lima was fined 20 percent of his individual purse which went to his opponent Road to UFC Season 4 flyweight winner Namsrai Batbayar. Xiong and Polastri, who faced each other, were not fined as a result.
Results
Bonus awards The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses. The other finishes received $25,000 additional bonuses. Fight of the Night: Liu Ce vs. Levi Rodrigues Jr. Performance of the Night: Song Yadong and Bilal Hasan
See also 2026 in UFC List of current UFC fighters List of UFC events
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