Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland (Middleweight) Arman Tsarukyan vs. Damir Ismagulov (Lightweight) Amir Albazi vs. Alessandro Costa (Flyweight) Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa (Featherweight) Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green (Lightweight) Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Cody Brundage (Middleweight)

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 6, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill headlined the event. The heavyweight and women's flyweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes took place at the event.

UFC on ABC 4: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 13, 2023, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker was originally expected to headline the event. However, the UFC decided to promote an already scheduled three-round heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida to the five-round main event spot and downgrade the previous headliner to a three-round co-main event.

UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 228: Fiziev vs. Gamrot was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 23, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 239: Tuivasa vs. Tybura was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 16, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Las Vegas, NV, United States. A heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura was scheduled for UFC 298 but the bout was moved in order to headline this event.

UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 28, 2024, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis headlined this event.

UFC 310 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and former two-time Rizin Bantamweight Champion (also promotional newcomer) Kai Asakura was the main event.

This tournament will be held in Pittsburgh, USA. The main event will be a middleweight match between Johnny Eblen and Brian Battle! In addition, Masayuki Kikuiri will be representing Japan! Kikuiri, who has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in PFL, will face off against Ernesto Rodriguez, a formidable opponent with a career record of 10 wins and 1 loss, who will be making his PFL debut.