[2] This event was expected to be UFC Fight Night 108, but an initially planned UFN 106 in Las Vegas, Nevada never materialised, prompting the change in numbers.

Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson headlined the event,[4] Brad Pickett was expected to face Henry Briones, in what would be his retirement bout.

The fighters first met in 2015, when Länsberg won via unanimous decision at Battle of Botnia 2015 in Sweden.

As a result, he was fined 20% of his purse, which would go to his opponent Brett Johns and the bout would proceed at a catchweight.

[11] Moments before the start of the event, Tom Breese was deemed unfit to compete and was pulled from his bout against Oluwale Bamgbose.