Overview
- Jack Della Maddalena weighed 169.8 pounds and Islam Makhachev hit 170, while Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili both came in at 124.6 for the co-headliner.
- Beneil Dariush missed the lightweight limit at 157.2 pounds; his fight with Benoit Saint Denis will proceed at catchweight with a 20% purse forfeiture.
- Ethyn Ewing steps in on short notice to face Malcolm Wellmaker after Cody Haddon withdrew due to a training injury.
- Odds from major bookmakers list Makhachev as the favorite as he moves up from lightweight after vacating that belt to pursue two-division status.
- Welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov publicly challenged Della Maddalena’s comments on contender priority, noting his injury layoff and the champion’s past inactivity.