Overview
- RAF CEO Chad Bronstein announced that Romero was stripped of his interim status and Nickal was recognized as undisputed light heavyweight champion after the co-main event was scrapped.
- Romero weighed in at 212 pounds, seven over the agreed 205 limit, and Nickal called the miss disrespectful to the sport as he declined to wrestle.
- Romero was reassigned to face Stephen Buchanan in an unlimited weight bout after both missed weight, while Nickal and Pat Downey were removed from the card.
- The cancellation followed a volatile press conference where Colby Covington and Luke Rockhold berated Nickal, after which Nickal proposed fighting Covington at the UFC’s planned White House event.
- Nickal said he is not interested in rebooking Romero unless he makes 205 and turned his focus to Covington or Rockhold next, as his stance drew criticism from some fans online.