A featherweight bout between former interim
UFC Featherweight Championship challenger
Josh Emmett and
Kevin Vallejos headlined the event. With Vallejos at age 24 and Emmett at 41, the headliner featured an age difference of 16 years, 9 months and 4 days — the largest ever for a UFC main event. A women's strawweight bout between former
UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger
Amanda Lemos and
Gillian Robertson was originally expected to take place at
UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape in December 2025, but Lemos was removed from the bout by the
Nevada Athletic Commission on the day of the event due to a mouth injury. They met at this event instead. A heavyweight bout between
Kennedy Nzechukwu and
Vitor Petrino was originally scheduled for this event. However, Nzechukwu withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Steven Asplund. A flyweight bout between
Bruno Gustavo da Silva and
Lone'er Kavanagh was scheduled for this event. However, Kavanagh withdrew to headline
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh two weeks earlier on February 28. Former
LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson then stepped in to face Silva. A bantamweight bout between
Road to UFC Season 1 bantamweight winner
Rinya Nakamura and Luan Lacerda was scheduled for this event. However, Nakamura withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Hecher Sosa. ==Results==