The event marked the promotion's second visit to France and first since the country's much anticipated debut at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022.[2]
A women's bantamweight bout between Zarah Fairn and Hailey Cowan was scheduled for the event.[4] However on August 6, Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury.[5] She was replaced by promotional newcomer and the LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti.[6]
A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Sam Patterson was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues.[10] A replacement was found in promotional newcomer Landon Quinones and set for the following week at UFC 293.[11]
A pair of bantamweight bouts featuring Taylor Lapilus vs. Muin Gafurov and Caolán Loughran vs. Yanis Ghemmouri were expected to take place at the event.[12][13] However, Lapilus was instead matched up with Loughran after Gafurov withdrew due to visa issues.[14] Ghemmouri was instead matched up with William Gomis in a featherweight bout after his original opponent Lucas Almeida withdrew due to injury.[15][16]
^The referee called a timeout after Ghemmouri claimed to have been hit with a low blow, however upon review by ringside officials the strike was deemed to be legal, and the fight was subsequently declared a TKO win for Gomis.[17]
