[7][8] A women's strawweight bout between Shauna Bannon and Stephanie Luciano was expected to take place at this event.

[10] In turn, the bout was cancelled when Luciano was forced to withdraw due to falling ill with dengue fever.

[17] However, Grant withdrew due to injury and was replaced by former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns.

[20] After the first ever disqualification due to biting took place at this event, UFC CEO Dana White gave a Bite of the Night $50,000 bonus to André Lima whose bout ended prematurely as a result of being bit on the arm by opponent Igor Severino.

[22] The Nevada Athletic Commission also announced that it would withhold Severino's purse and he is expected to receive a heavy fine and lengthy suspension when the NAC holds its monthly meeting in April.