[4] In turn, a women's featherweight bout between fellow former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Norma Dumont was elevated to the main event.

Godinez made history as the first fighter to compete twice in the span of seven days, a record in modern UFC, non-tournament fights.

The previous fastest turnaround was 10 days, when Khamzat Chimaev competed against John Phillips and Rhys McKee in July 2020.

[15] A light heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Da Un Jung was expected to take place at the event.

[17] At the weigh-ins, Julian Marquez was pulled from his middleweight bout against Jordan Wright due to "non-COVID health issues."