[3] They were previously expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen in October 2020, but Yusuff pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.

[5] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 290 in July, but Rodriguez pulled out due to injury.

[7] A women's bantamweight bout between Tainara Lisboa and Darya Zheleznyakova was scheduled for the event.

[14] However, Duncan withdrew due to visa issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer Brendon Marotte.

Their first meeting was ruled a no contest after referee Chris Tognoni mistakenly thought Lacerda was put to sleep from Chairez's standing guillotine at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2.