Overview
- The card takes place at RAC Arena in Perth with prelims at 7 p.m. ET and the main card at 10 p.m. ET for U.S. viewers on ESPN+ and ESPN’s All In One streaming service.
- Multiple fight-week removals reduced the event to 12 bouts, with withdrawals reported for Junior Tafa, Oban Elliott and Doo‑Ho Choi.
- Justin Tafa’s heavyweight bout with Louie Sutherland was canceled after Sutherland said Tafa was taken to hospital at weigh-ins while attempting to cut the last several pounds.
- Jimmy Crute vs. Ivan Erslan was moved into the co-main event following the late changes to the lineup.
- Headliners Carlos Ulberg (No. 3) and Dominick Reyes (No. 7) meet in a light-heavyweight matchup viewed as consequential ahead of next week’s Ankalaev–Pereira title rematch at UFC 320.