Background
A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber is expected to headline the event. [1] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC 269 in December 2021, but Barber withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. [2] At the weigh-ins, Barber weighed in at 126.5 pounds, half a pound over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout will proceed at catchweight and Barber will be fined 20 percent of her purse which will go to Blanchfield. [3]
A flyweight bout between Allan Nascimento and Jafel Filho is scheduled to take place at this event. [4] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 in August 2024 but was cancelled as a result of Nascimento being ill. [5] At the weigh-ins, Nascimento weighed in at 127.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout will proceed at catchweight and Nascimento will be fined 20 percent of her purse which will go to Filho. [3]
A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Rayanne dos Santos and Alice Ardelean is scheduled for this event. [6] They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira in October 2024, but Santos withdrew from the bout due to a broken arm. [7]
A women's featherweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters featherweight winner Macy Chiasson is expected to take place at this event. [8] The bout was originally scheduled to be a bantamweight bout but on the day of the weigh-ins, it was announced that it would be changed to featherweight due to "weight management issues" from Vieira, who will in turn forfeit 25% of her purse. [3] The pair was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 in January 2024, but Vieira was pulled as a result of an injury and the bout was scrapped. [9] They were later expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in February, but due to an injury suffered by Chiasson, the bout was removed from the card. [10]
A welterweight bout between Jeremiah Wells and promotional newcomer Andreas Gustafsson was scheduled for the event. [11] However on May 20, Wells withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Trevin Giles in a 180 pound catchweight bout. [12] [13] In turn, during the weigh-ins, the UFC announced that the pairing was canceled due to Giles suffering a head injury after falling in his bathroom, so Gustafsson was booked for the following week at UFC 316 with a new opponent. [14] [15]
Two welterweight bouts were scheduled for this event: Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Oban Elliott and Billy Ray Goff vs. promotional newcomer Ko Seok-hyun [16] [17] However, Elliott and Ko were forced to withdraw due to visa issues, so Brahimaj will instead face Goff. [18] In turn, Elliott and Ko were booked to face each other three weeks later at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.. [19]
A lightweight bout between MarQuel Mederos and Bolaji Oki was scheduled for this event. [20] However, three days before the event, Mederos withdrew from the fight due to illness and was replaced by promotional newcomer Michael Aswell. [21]
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