While many in the United States will be sleeping, the UFC will be on the ground in Shanghai with 12 fights on the docket. A loaded preliminary card begins at 3 a.m. ET while the main card begins at 6. Half of the bouts are projected to end inside the distance.

Johnny Walker (right) will face a tough test in the surging Mingyang Zhang. | 📷: Getty/UFC While Johnny Walker has answered adversity's demands before, more than two years have passed since he posted a victory.