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Yahoo
7 days ago
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Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling added to UFC Shanghai; Walker vs. Zhang headlines
The UFC's return to mainland China for UFC Fight Night 257 has its main and co-main event. The headliner of the August 23 card at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai will see Johnny Walker face China's own Zhang Mingyang in a five-round light heavyweight contest. Advertisement The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling continue his run at featherweight against former two-time title challenger Brian Ortega. UFC officials announces both matchups on Wednesday. The latest UFC Fight Night 257 lineup now includes: Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Sergei Pavlovich Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Uran Satybaldiev Charles Johnson vs. Lone'er Kavanagh Bruna Brasil vs. Ming Shi Michel Pereira vs. Marco Tulio Kevin Borjas vs. Su Mudaerji This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Shanghai gets headliner, plus Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling
USA Today
7 days ago
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- USA Today
Brian Ortega vs. Aljamain Sterling added to UFC Shanghai; Walker vs. Zhang headlines
The UFC's return to mainland China for UFC Fight Night 257 has its main and co-main event. The headliner of the August 23 card at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai will see Johnny Walker face China's own Zhang Mingyang in a five-round light heavyweight contest. The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling continue his run at featherweight against former two-time title challenger Brian Ortega. UFC officials announces both matchups on Wednesday. The latest UFC Fight Night 257 lineup now includes:
USA Today
09-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
5 undrafted free agents with best chances to make Broncos' 53-man roster
5 undrafted free agents with best chances to make Broncos' 53-man roster The Denver Broncos have a great history of undrafted free agents making the 53-man roster, with at least one UDFA earning a spot on the active roster in 21 of the last 22 seasons. So, who has the best chance this year? Follow the money. Money is obviously not the only factor -- players still have to perform during training camp and preseason to make the squad -- but it does give a hint at how the team ranks their top UDFA additions. The team's five highest-paid UDFAs this year probably have the best odds of making the 53-man roster. Missouri pass rusher Johnny Walker received the highest signing bonus ($20,000, tied) and the most guaranteed money ($254,000) among the team's UDFA signings this spring, according to KUSA-TV's Mike Klis. Denver is deep at outside linebacker, but Walker (6-3, 250 pounds) could be a sleeper after totaling 9.5 sacks last fall. Utah linebacker Karene Reid got a $15,000 signing bonus and $249,000 guaranteed (second most). Reid (6-0, 226 pounds) faces long odds to make the active roster, but the Broncos are not especially deep at inside linebacker, so he'll get an opportunity to impress. Jacksonville State guard/center Clay Webb received $15,000 as a bonus and $225,000 guaranteed (third most). A lingering lawsuit against Webb from high school has been dismissed, and some pundits had Webb (6-3, 312 pounds) projected as a late-round pick. He could be a top candidate for a backup job on the offensive line. Georgia guard/tackle Xavier Truss got a $20,000 signing bonus (tied for the most) and $170,000 guaranteed (fourth-most). Truss (6-7, 320 pounds) is a massive prospect who was a starter for the Bulldogs' College Football Playoff National Championship win in 2022. Kansas linebacker JB Brown received a $10,000 signing bonus and $160,000 guaranteed (fifth-most). Like Reid, Brown (6-2, 230 pounds) will get a chance to win a spot at a position that is not particularly deep. Broncos' 5 UDFAs with best chance to make 53-man roster OLB Johnny Walker ILB Karene Reid OL Clay Webb OL Xavier Truss ILB JB Brown After training camp and preseason, the Broncos will trim the 91-man offseason roster down to 53 players in August, then they will build a 16- or 17-player practice squad. Any UDFAs listed above who do not end up on the active roster would presumably be top candidates for the team's practice squad. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SF Pride faces financial difficulties after losing 5 corporate sponsors
SAN FRANCISCO - SF Pride, the nonprofit that puts on the annual parade and two-day street fair, is facing financial difficulty after a handful of corporate sponsors have pulled their financial support. Suzanne Ford, its executive director, said she's looking for other companies and people to sponsor the annual pride celebration, concerned that more sponsors may pull out. Pride weekend is a highly anticipated annual celebration in San Francisco. "I like to watch the parade. Often do things with friends. Come here to the Castro and stroll around," said Ryan Jones, a San Francisco resident and co-owner of Hot Cookie, a popular shop in the Castro. But SF Pride said five corporate sponsors have pulled out after years of supporting the annual celebration. They include Comcast, Anheuser-Busch, Diageo, an alcoholic beverage company that makes many popular brands, including Johnny Walker and Guinness, and La Crema, a wine company owned by Jackson Family Wines. "I'm very concerned. Obviously, there's pressure from the federal government," Ford said all the companies that withdrew their support cited a lack of funds. Ford suspected the Trump Administration's policy against diversity, equity and inclusion programs played a role. "The tone has changed in this country. Businesses already hedge their bets, and I think people who, this isn't their hard core value of their corporation, maybe they're rethinking their investment," said Ford. She said the loss of five corporate sponsorships adds up to $300,000 out of the $1.2 million she still needs to raise. "We gays, we know how to survive. We'll figure out a way to maintain our community through all of this, including financial hardships for things like pride," Jones said. Ford said this year's Pride festivities will go on as planned, but moving forward, what the pride celebration will entail is uncertain. And small businesses that now benefit may be impacted. "We're going to have to be creative and adapt, and find new ways of doing things with less, and doing it just as well. That's going to be a challenge for sure," said Jones. Ford said the city is a magical place for the LGBTQ community, and that it's important to maintain that luster. "The whole world will be watching to see if San Francisco still has those values. That they can come here and live their authentic lives," said Ford. KTVU reached out to the companies that had withdrawn their financial support but had not heard back in time for this report. Amber Lee is a reporter with KTVU. Email Amber at or text/leave message at 510-599-3922. Follow her on Facebook @AmberKTVU, Instagram @AmberKTVU or Twitter @AmberKTVU
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UFC books Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov
Ranked light heavyweights will collide on May 17. At a UFC Fight Night event, Johnny Walker and Azamat Murzakanov will square off in a three-round battle. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. The event has been publicly rumored by some fighters and their management groups to be slated for Qatar, though the promotion has yet to announce the card or its location. Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) aims to snap a two-fight skid that consists of knockout losses to current UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev and perennial contender Volkan Oezdemir. Murzakanov (14-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) returns from a six-month drug test suspension that knocked him out of a UFC 309 showdown vs. Nikita Krylov in November. UFC antidoping program CSAD determined the positive drug test was due to a dietary supplement that did not have the banned substance listed on the label. Murzakanov enters the bout with UFC wins over Tafon Nchukwi, Devin Clark, Dustin Jacoby, and Alonzo Menifield. With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for May 17 includes: Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov Ismail Naurdiev vs. Jun Yong Park Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Mohammed Usman Roman Dolidze aims to control his anger vs. Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night 254 Beneil Dariush expects Paddy Pimblett to have lots of success grappling Michael Chandler Video: 'UFC Fight Night 254: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2' media day interviews This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC books Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov
