A middleweight bout between
Jack Hermansson and former
LFA Middleweight Champion Brendan Allen was expected to headline the event. However, Hermansson withdrew in late April due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was scratched. Allen was eventually rescheduled against
Bruno Silva at
UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria on June 25. As a result, a scheduled flyweight bout between former interim
UFC Flyweight Championship challenger
Kai Kara-France and
Amir Albazi was promoted to main event status. Former
UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner)
Tim Elliott and Allan Nascimento were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at the event. However on April 28, Nascimento pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former
LFA Flyweight Champion Victor Altamirano. Former
Strikeforce and
UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was expected to face
Mayra Bueno Silva in a women's bantamweight contest. However on May 10, it was announced that Tate suffered an undisclosed injury and Bueno Silva was moved to headline
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva against another former champion in
Holly Holm. A featherweight bout between
David Onama and Khusein Askhabov was expected to take place at this event. However, Askhabov withdrew for unknown reasons. Onama was instead rescheduled to face Gabriel Santos at
UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.
Jim Miller and
Ľudovít Klein were expected to meet in a lightweight bout. However, Klein pulled out on May 19 due to illness and was replaced by
Jared Gordon. In turn, Gordon was pulled from the bout on the week of the event after not being medically cleared and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jesse Butler. A lightweight bout between
Jamie Mullarkey and Guram Kutateladze was scheduled for this event. However, Kutateladze withdrew from the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by
Muhammad Naimov. A bantamweight bout between
John Castañeda and Mateus Mendonça was scheduled to take place at this event. However, Mendonça withdrew from the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Muin Gafurov. ==Results==