Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (born May 4, 1994 Kazakh: Сайран Нұрданбек, romanized: Sayran Nurdanbek[3]) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sayran comes from the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, which is located in northern Xinjiang, straddling the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia.
[15] The fight was later part of a controversy when Minner and his coach James Krause were suspended by UFC when suspicious betting patterns emerged.
[18] Despite knocking down Garcia, Nuerdanbieke lost the fight via TKO in the second round via body kick and then ground and pound.
[19] Nuerdanbieke was scheduled to face Hyder Amil on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236,[20] but was pulled from the card in mid January for undisclosed reasons.