A lightweight bout between
Islam Makhachev and
Beneil Dariush was expected to serve as the event headliner. However on February 16, it was reported that Dariush withdrew from the event due to an ankle injury and was replaced by
Bobby Green on just 10 days notice at a catchweight of 160 pounds. A lightweight bout between
Farès Ziam and
Terrance McKinney took place at the event. The pair was previously booked for
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate in last November, but it was scrapped a few hours before taking place due to one of McKinney's cornermen
testing positive for COVID-19. A heavyweight bout between
Jairzinho Rozenstruik and
Marcin Tybura was scheduled for the event. However in mid-January, the bout was moved to
UFC 273. A women's bantamweight bout between
Wu Yanan and
Josiane Nunes was scheduled for the event. However, Wu was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by promotional newcomer Jennifer Gonzalez. In turn, Gonzalez was released from UFC one week ahead of the event for undisclosed reasons (later revealed to be related to an
USADA incident). She was replaced by promotional newcomer Ramona Pascual.
Makhmud Muradov was expected to face
Misha Cirkunov in a middleweight bout at the event. However, Muradov pulled out in late January due to a hand injury and was replaced by
Wellington Turman. A light heavyweight bout between
Ryan Spann and
Ion Cuțelaba was expected to take place at the event. However in early February, Spann was injured and the bout was rescheduled for
UFC Fight Night 209. Jonny Parsons and Michael Gillmore were expected to meet in a welterweight bout at the event. However, Parsons withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by
Ramiz Brahimaj. A women's strawweight bout was scheduled to take place at the event between
Hannah Goldy and former
Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jinh Yu Frey. However on February 23, Goldy withdrew due to illness and the bout was scrapped. At the weigh-ins,
Rong Zhu weighed in at 160 pounds, four pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 40% of his purse, which went to his opponent
Ignacio Bahamondes. ==Results==