The promotion was originally expected to make its Saudi Arabia debut at an
event on March 2, 2024, but on January 24, Saudi Arabia's chairman of
General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh announced the event had been officially postponed until this date, citing "a decision to reschedule was taken to ensure the best caliber of talent will be available to participate". However, Chimaev withdrew due to an illness and was replaced by
Ikram Aliskerov, who was scheduled to fight a week earlier at
UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira. A middleweight bout between
Sharabutdin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Joilton Lutterbach. In turn, Lutterbach was pulled out on June 19 by the anti-doping commission because of a substance found in his urine and replaced by Antonio Trócoli, who was scheduled to face Aliskerov a week earlier.
Said Nurmagomedov was scheduled to face
Montel Jackson in a bantamweight bout. However, Nurmagomedov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by
Farid Basharat. In turn, it was reported that Basharat was unable to compete due to an injury and the bout was scrapped. Abu Azaitar was scheduled to face Denis Tiuliulin in a middleweight bout. However, Azaitar was replaced by Sedriques Dumas due to an injury. A featherweight bout between
Muhammad Naimov and
Melsik Baghdasaryan was expected to take place at the main card. However, Baghdasaryan pulled out during fight week due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He was replaced by
Felipe Lima. Former interim
UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner)
Kelvin Gastelum and
Daniel Rodriguez were originally scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout, but it was changed to middleweight during fight week as Gastelum had issues cutting weight. ==Results==