Yan Xiaonan is set to face Denise Gomes in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai on Aug. 29 at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in China.
The strawweight matchup joins a card headlined by a bantamweight bout between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong. Also slated for the event, Rei Tsuruya will take on Kevin Borjas in a flyweight contest.
Yan enters the bout ranked No. 5 at 115 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings and holds a professional record of 19-5, 1 NC. She returns to action following a unanimous decision loss to Virna Jandiroba in April 2025.
The Chinese contender began her UFC run with a 6-0 surge but has since gone 3-4 in her past seven appearances, a stretch that includes a title fight loss to Zhang Weili.
Gomes, who owns a 12-3 professional record, brings momentum into Shanghai with four consecutive victories. Her most recent outing was a unanimous decision win over Tecia Pennington this past November.
