The event marked the promotion's third visit to Miami and first since
UFC 287 in April 2023. The pair previously met at
UFC 252 in August 2020 which Vera won by first round TKO.
Merab Dvalishvili served as backup and potential replacement for this fight. A five round lightweight bout between former interim
UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier and
Benoît Saint Denis took place in the co-main event. The bout was briefly in jeopardy when Poirier indicated the bout would not take place as he had never signed a contract and he was unable to come to terms with the promotion. However, Poirier shortly thereafter retracted his statement describing it as a misunderstanding. A heavyweight bout between
Curtis Blaydes and
Jailton Almeida took place at the event. They were previously expected to headline
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis in November 2023 but Blaydes withdrew for unknown reasons.
Ian Machado Garry and
Geoff Neal were expected to meet in a welterweight bout at this event. They were originally booked for
UFC 292 in August 2023, but Neal withdrew due to undisclosed health reasons. However the bout was moved to
UFC 298 for unknown reasons. Former
Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion (also former
UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger)
Lauren Murphy was expected to face
Karine Silva in a women's flyweight bout. However, Murphy pulled out due to injury and Silva is now expected to face former
KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski at
UFC on ESPN 55. A light heavyweight bout between
Ion Cuțelaba and
2018 PFL heavyweight tournament winner Philipe Lins took place at the event. They were previously expected to meet at
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green in October 2023 but Lins withdrew the day of the event for unknown reasons. At the weigh ins,
C.J. Vergara weighed in at 127 pounds, one pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30 percent of his purse which went to his opponent
Asu Almabayev. During the event's broadcast, former
UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk was announced as the next "modern wing"
UFC Hall of Fame inductee during June's International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas. ==Results==