Sean Soriano was expected to face Estevan Payan at this event. However, Soriano was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mike Brown.[3] In turn, Brown was forced out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex White.[4]
Amanda Nunes was expected to face UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne on this card,[5] but the bout was cancelled when Dufresne was injured.
Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Jordan Mein at this event. However, Ponzinibbio was removed from the bout and was replaced by Hernani Perpetuo.[6]
Josh Samman was expected to face Caio Magalhães at the event. However, on April 8, Samman pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Zachrich.[7]
The event had an average of 2.5 million viewers with 3.3 million viewers during the main event.[8]
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]
Fight of the Night: Thiago Alves vs. Seth Baczynski
Performance of the Night: Donald Cerrone and Alex White
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[11]
