UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

[3] A bantamweight bout between Danaa Batgerel and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen a week earlier.

[5] A women's strawweight bout between Iasmin Lucindo and Melissa Martinez was expected to take place at the event.

[6] However, Martinez withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Brogan Walker-Sanchez.

[8] However, Candelario pulled out in mid-April due to injury and Estevam was moved as a replacement against Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC 288 on May 6.

The Gomis-Marshall bout proceeded as a catchweight with Gomis being fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Francis Marshall.