UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

[7] A women's strawweight bout between Polyana Viana and Cory McKenna was scheduled for this event.

[8] However, Viana withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Julia Polastri.

[11] Subsequently, Barnett withdrew after being unable to travel due to Hurricane Milton and was replaced by promotional newcomer Sean Sharaf.

[12] Terrance McKinney was briefly announced to compete on the card in a lightweight bout against a to-be-named opponent.

[14] At the weigh-ins, three fighters missed weight:[15] Gooden and Argueta's bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were fined 20 percent of their individual purses which went to their opponents Chidi Njokuani and Cody Haddon respectively.