[4] However, dos Santos pulled out of the matchup on October 22, citing a bacterial infection in his leg.

[5] Greg Hardy was announced as the replacement on the same day, moving this bout down into the co-main event slot.

[6] A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman.

[7] In turn, after a change up in participants in the original main event, the pairing was elevated to serve as the three round headliner.

However, Pichel pulled out of the fight on October 24, citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts.