[3][4] A welterweight bout between TJ Waldburger and Wendell Oliveira was originally booked for UFC Fight Night 61.

The pairing had been rescheduled for this event,[5] but it was scrapped yet again after Waldburger pulled out of the bout on May 19 due to undisclosed reasons.

However, Moicano pulled out of the fight in late April due to a knee injury and was replaced by Lucas Martins.

However on May 19, Cabral pulled out of the fight due to dengue fever and was replaced by Alex Oliveira.

[12] On June 18, it was announced that Rony Jason tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, which is a banned diuretic, therefore his submission victory against Damon Jackson was overturned and he received a nine-month suspension.