{"id":88848,"date":"2025-08-23T01:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/88848\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T01:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:29:09","slug":"taiyilake-nueraji-vs-kiefer-crosbie-prediction-pick-start-time-for-ufc-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/88848\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie prediction, pick, start time for UFC Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taiyilake Nueraji and Kiefer Crosbie meet in the main card opener of UFC Fight Night 257 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.<\/p>\n

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Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie UFC Shanghai preview<\/p>\n

The UFC Fight Night 257 main card starts with a welterweight bout between China\u2019s own Nueraji, who brings a five-fight winning streak to his UFC debut after some delays in his post-Road to UFC run. Ireland\u2019s Crosbie came to the UFC in 2023, but has two first-round submission losses in his two years in the promotion.<\/p>\n

Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie UFC Shanghai expert pick, prediction<\/p>\n

Kicking off the main card is an impromptu welterweight fight between Taiyilake Nueraji and Kiefer Crosbie.<\/p>\n

Crosbie, who was initially slated to face Kenan Song, will now meet Road to UFC product Nueraji.<\/p>\n

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A large athlete who trains with other Chinese fighters like Maheshate, Nueraji is an all-action prospect who throws with reckless abandon. Nueraji also has a serviceable takedown game that will likely come in handy against Crosbie, but the 24-year-old doesn’t appear to have a ton of depth in his ground game at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n

Crosbie has looked nothing short of beatable in his last couple of outings, but it is important to note that the Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt was basically training himself for his past few fights and has now relocated to Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

I’ll be curious to see what Crosbie’s work with Eric Nicksick and company will produce, as I suggest leaving some room to be surprised.<\/p>\n

Although I can understand why bettors like Nueraji, I’m not sure an untested product that disregards defense should be a 5-1 betting favorite over anyone.<\/p>\n

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It’s not a popular pick, but I’ll take a reluctant flier on Crosbie to score an upset via knockout in Round 2.<\/p>\n

Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie UFC Shanghai odds<\/p>\n

The oddsmakers and the public are heavily favoring the Chinese fighter, listing Nueraji (-500) and Crosbie (+385) via FanDuel.<\/p>\n

Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie UFC Shanghai start time, how to watch<\/p>\n

As the main card opener, Nueraji and Crosbie are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 6:15 a.m. ET. The fight streams live on ESPN+.<\/p>\n

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