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REPORT: SHI MING FACES BRUNA BRASIL AT UFC SHANGHAI
A strawweight division attraction has been added to UFC Fight Night Shanghai according to the FightingNerdss (via Marcel Dorff) as Shi Ming faces Bruna Brasil.
Ming (17-5-0) will make her UFC debut in this encounter and she does so on the strength of a five fight winning streak. Ming was the winner of the Road To UFC 3 Women’s Strawweight Tournament, defeating Huaxiang Dong in the finals. Ming hasn’t been beaten in almost four years, with her last loss coming to Wushamo Hailai at WARS 57 in December of 2021.
Brasil (10-5-1) has rotated wins and losses throughout her UFC run, with her last fight being a unanimous decision long to Wang Cong at UFC 312. Brasil previously competed on Dana White’s Contender Series, defeating Marnic Mann by second round knockout. Brasil has earned 10 wins as a professional MMA fighter and five of them came by way of decision.
UFC Fight Night Shanghai is scheduled for Saturday, August 23 from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China with no main event announced yet. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+.
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