The event was initially expected to take place in
Dublin. However, at the pre-fight press conference for
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov, the promotion indicated that the event would be contested in Liverpool. While the UFC has hosted many events across England, the event was the first contested in Liverpool. A welterweight bout between former
UFC Welterweight Championship challenger
Stephen Thompson and
Darren Till headlined the event. A welterweight bout between
Neil Magny and
Gunnar Nelson was expected to take place at this event. However, on April 28, it was reported that Nelson pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury. On May 15, promotional newcomer Craig White was announced as Magny's new opponent. Promotional newcomer Don Madge was briefly linked to a bout with
David Teymur at the event. However, Madge pulled out of the fight in late April with an undisclosed injury. As a result, Teymur was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to face
Nik Lentz the following week at
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes.
Salim Touahri was scheduled to face
Brad Scott at the event. However, Touahri pulled out of the fight in mid-May citing a knee injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer
Carlo Pedersoli Jr. A bantamweight bout between
Davey Grant and Manny Bermudez was expected to take place at this event. However, on May 24, it was reported that Grant was diagnosed with a
staph infection, and the bout was scrapped. At the weigh-ins,
Darren Till and
Molly McCann both missed the required weight for their respective fights. Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit of 171. After negotiating with
Stephen Thompson's team, the bout proceeded at a catchweight with the stipulation that Till couldn't weigh more than 188 pounds on the day of the fight. Also, Till forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Thompson. Meanwhile, McCann weighed in at 127 pounds, 1 pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent,
Gillian Robertson. ==Results==