Overview
- Main event is official with Gabriel Bonfim at 170.5 pounds and Randy Brown at 171, streaming on ESPN+ with prelims at 4 p.m. ET and main card at 7 p.m. ET.
- Ismael Bonfim weighed 161 for a scheduled lightweight fight versus Chris Padilla, five pounds over the non-title limit, leaving a potential catchweight and purse penalty to commission and bout agreement decisions.
- MMA Fighting notes this is Ismael Bonfim’s second UFC weight miss, following a 2023 bout cancellation after he came in heavy against Vinc Pichel.
- The co-main event between Matt Schnell and TUF 33 winner Joseph Morales is set at flyweight, with all other fighters besides Ismael Bonfim hitting their marks.
- The event follows a week of scrutiny from reports of an FBI inquiry tied to UFC Vegas 110, while betting and preview coverage highlights include picks for matchups such as Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti.