Edgar, 43, hasn't competed since a first-round knockout loss to Chris Gutierrez at UFC 281 in November 2022.

Pico was viciously knocked out with a spinning-back elbow in the first round by Lerone Murphy in the co-main event of UFC 319. Sterling, who is set to face Brian Ortega in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai this Saturday, was watching the fight very closely as he hopes to get into title contention at 145 pounds.

Walker and Zhang headline UFC's return to Shanghai, with Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling in the co-main event

Fight week drama is nothing new in the UFC, but this one had fans holding their breath. Brian Ortega was set to meet former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling in Shanghai this weekend, a five-round featherweight clash that promised fireworks.

UFC Shanghai co-headliner Aljamain Sterling remains the only man to have finished the next bantamweight title challenger in mixed martial arts. After hitting the road again to stage its latest pay-per-view event from Chicago this past weekend, where ...