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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 23, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship be held on October 6, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 10, 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami (also known as UFC Fight Night 117) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 11, 2017 at the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg (also known as UFC Fight Night 95) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 24, 2016 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil.

Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Kelvin Gastelum Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas vs. Diego Sanchez Flyweight: Jussier Formiga vs. Henry Cejudo Welterweight: Erick Montaño vs. Enrique Marín Lightweight: Enrique Barzola vs. Horacio Gutiérrez Lightweight: Efrain Escudero vs. Leandro Silva

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves (also known as UFC Fight Night 67) is a mixed martial arts event held on May 30, 2015 at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil.

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux (also known as UFC Fight Night 47) was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine.

The event was headlined by the anticipated rematch between mixed martial arts legends Maurício Rua and Dan Henderson. Henderson won their first encounter back in November 2011 at UFC 139 via unanimous decision in a bout lauded by many MMA pundits as the Fight of the Year for 2011 and one of the best bouts in the history of the UFC. The co-main event featuree a long-planned bout between Cezar Ferreira and C.B. Dollaway. The two were originally scheduled to meet on May 18, 2013 at UFC on FX 8. However, both Dollaway and Ferreira had been forced from the bout due to injury.

A bout between Raphael Assunção and T.J. Dillashaw was briefly linked to this event. However, the pairing was delayed and will take place at a later event this year due to a minor medical issue for Assunção. Godofredo Pepey was expected to face Sam Sicilia at the event. However, Pepey pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Felipe Arantes. Then, on August 7, Sicilia also pulled out and was replaced by promotional newcomer Kevin Souza, the former Jungle Fight featherweight champion. Kenny Robertson was expected to face João Zeferino at this event. However, Robertson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC promotional newcomer Elias Silvério, the former Jungle Fight welterweight champion.

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold (also known as UFC on FX 8) is an mixed martial arts event held on May 18, 2013 at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil.

UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 5, 2012 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the fifth UFC event broadcast live on FX.