The event marked the promotion's second visit to France and first since the country's much anticipated debut at
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022. A women's bantamweight bout between
Zarah Fairn and Hailey Cowan was scheduled for the event. However on August 6, Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury. She was replaced by promotional newcomer and the
LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti. A light heavyweight bout between former
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger
Volkan Oezdemir and
Azamat Murzakanov was expected to take place at the event. However, Murzakanov pulled out in early August for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer
Bogdan Guskov. A lightweight bout between
Nasrat Haqparast and Sam Patterson was expected to take place at the event. However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues. A replacement was found in promotional newcomer Landon Quinones and set for the following week at
UFC 293. A pair of bantamweight bouts featuring
Taylor Lapilus vs. Muin Gafurov and Caolán Loughran vs. Yanis Ghemmouri were expected to take place at the event. However, Lapilus was instead matched up with Loughran after Gafurov withdrew due to visa issues. Ghemmouri was instead matched up with William Gomis in a featherweight bout after his original opponent Lucas Almeida withdrew due to injury. ==Results==