Background
The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to San Antonio and first since UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen in March 2023. [2]
It was the third annual "Noche UFC" event commemorating Mexico's independence day, following September 2023's UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 and September 2024's UFC 306. The card was originally expected to take place in Guadalajara, Mexico and serve as UFC 320, but it was moved to San Antonio (and shifted to a Fight Night event) due to the construction of Arena Guadalajara being stalled. [3] [4]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Diego Lopes and Jean Silva headlined the event. [5]
Rob Font and Raul Rosas Jr. were scheduled to meet in a bantamweight bout in the co-main event. [6] However, Rosas Jr. withdrew due to a rib injury and was replaced by David Martínez. [7] [8] [9] Martínez was originally expected to face Carlos Vera at this event, before the latter withdrew and was replaced by Quang Le. [10] [11] Following Martínez's reassignment to the co-main event, Le was matched with promotional newcomer Santiago Luna. [12]
A women's strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challengers Amanda Lemos and Tatiana Suarez (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight winner) took place at this event. [13] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 298 in February 2024, but Suarez withdrew from the event due to an injury. [14]
Sedriques Dumas and Zachary Reese met in a middleweight bout at the event. [15] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 311 in January, but Dumas withdrew from the event for unknown reasons. [16]
Édgar Cháirez was expected to face Alessandro Costa in a flyweight bout at the event. [17] However, Cháirez pulled out in late July due to a broken leg and was replaced by Alden Coria. [18] [19]
A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Raquel Pennington and Norma Dumont was scheduled for this event. [20] However, Pennington had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury, so the bout was removed from the card. [21] [22]
The welterweight final of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen between Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko took place at the event. [23] They were initially scheduled to compete at UFC 319 one month before, but the bout was shifted to this card due to an injury suffered from Sezinando's side. [24]
At the weigh-ins, former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) Kelvin Gastelum weighed in at 191 pounds, five pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 35 percent of his purse which went to his opponent Dustin Stoltzfus. [25]
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