A welterweight bout between former
UFC Welterweight and
Middleweight Championship challenger
Demian Maia and former
Bellator Welterweight Champion and former
ONE Welterweight Champion,
Ben Askren headlined the event.
Yan Xiaonan was scheduled to face
Ashley Yoder at the event. However, Yan pulled out of the fight in late-September citing a foot injury. She was replaced by
Randa Markos.
Ian Heinisch was scheduled to face
Brad Tavares at the event. However, Heinisch was removed from the pairing in early October for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Tavares was removed from the event entirely and rescheduled to face
Edmen Shahbazyan a week later at
UFC 244.
Karol Rosa was scheduled to face
Julia Avila at the event. However, Rosa pulled out of the fight in mid-October citing a knee injury and the bout was scrapped. ==Results==