UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

[3] A light heavyweight bout between Ion Cuțelaba and Devin Clark was rescheduled to take place at this event.

[4] The bout was previously scheduled to take place in May at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka, but Clark pulled out of that event citing injury.

[6] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum, but it was scrapped after Maness was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.

[9] Cory McKenna was expected to face Emily Whitmire in a women's strawweight bout at this event.

[15] In turn, the bout was scrapped in the days leading up to the event due to an undisclosed injury to one of the participants.