A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight ChampionMichelle Waterson and Amanda Ribas was expected to take place at this event.[15] However, Waterson was forced to withdraw in early March due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed to UFC 274.[16] At first, they were expected to meet at UFC 257, but Waterson pulled out of that bout due to undisclosed reasons.[17]
Lerone Murphy and Nate Landwehr were expected to meet in a featherweight bout.[18] However, Murphy withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by David Onama.[19] In turn, Landwehr had to pull out of the bout and the bout was scrapped.[20]
Undefeated middleweights Aliaskhab Khizriev and Abusupiyan Magomedov were expected to meet at the event.[21] However, Magomedov pulled out due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Denis Tiuliulin.[22]
A featherweight bout between Tucker Lutz and Seung Woo Choi was scheduled for the event.[23] However, Choi was forced to withdraw from the event due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was scrapped.[24]
A heavyweight bout between Aleksei Oleinik and Ilir Latifi was expected to take place at event.[25] However, the bout was canceled as Latifi withdrew on the day of the event due to illness.[26] The pairing was rescheduled for two weeks later at UFC 273.[27]
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[29]
Fight of the Night: Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown
Performance of the Night: Curtis Blaydes and Chris Gutiérrez
Records set
The event had the highest grossing gate for a U.S.-based fight night.[1]
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,717,000.[30]
