[7] However, Bondar was forced to pull out in late April due to an injury and was replaced by Bruno Gustavo da Silva.

[10] A heavyweight bout between Rodrigo Nascimento and Alan Baudot was originally expected to take place at this event.

[12] A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan was originally expected to take place one week prior at UFC 262.

[15] They were then rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson, but the bout fell through once again as Lins got ill a day before their fight.

[17] However, yet again, Lins was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Askar Mozharov.

[28] UFC lightweight contender and color commentator Paul Felder, who was doing commentary for this event, announced his retirement from MMA during the live broadcast.