UFC CEO Dana White cited frequent complaints from fighters over a six-month period.

[4] They were previously expected to headline UFC 295 last November, but Jones withdrew due to a pectoral muscle injury.

[7] The pairing previously met for the vacant championship at UFC 262 in May 2021 which Oliveira won by second-round TKO.

[14] Llontop weighed in 1.2 lbs over the 165 lb catchweight limit and was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Ruffy.

[15] On November 6, two fighters pulled out of the event: Azamat Murzakanov, who was scheduled to face Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout, withdrew due to unknown reasons; and Lucas Almeida, who was expected to face David Onama at featherweight, withdrew due to medical issues.