[1][2][3][4][5][6] The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen in April 2023.
A featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and David Onama was scheduled for UFC Fight Night 256.
[6] A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz is expected to take place at the event.
[8] The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture.
[9] Subsequently, the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov in February, but it was cancelled once again as Muniz and his team had visa issues.