The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Denver and first since UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez in November 2018.[2]

A women's flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas and Maycee Barber was expected to headline the event.[3] However, Barber withdrew from the bout, due to what was later revealed to be ongoing health problems, and was replaced by Tracy Cortez, who was scheduled to face Miranda Maverick one week later at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba.[4][5]

Chris Duncan was scheduled to face Nazim Sadykhov in a lightweight bout.[6] However, Duncan was replaced by Marquel Mederos due to undisclosed reasons.[7] A week later, Mederos pulled out and the bout was scrapped.[8]

A lightweight bout between Drew Dober and Mike Davis was expected to take place at this event.[9] However, Davis was forced to withdraw due to a torn bicep.[10] He was replaced by Jean Silva, who just fought two weeks earlier at UFC 303.[11]

A welterweight bout between Mike Malott and Gilbert Urbina was scheduled to take place at this event.[12] However, two weeks before the event, as a result of Urbina withdrawing due to undisclosed reasons, Malott decided not to fight another opponent at this event due to an injury sustained during training, so the bout was scrapped.[8]

Viviane Araújo and Jasmine Jasudavicius were expected to meet in a women's flyweight bout.[13] However on July 5, Araújo pulled out for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Fatima Kline.[14]


Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Flyweight Rose Namajunas def. Tracy Cortez Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00
Welterweight Muslim Salikhov def. Santiago Ponzinibbio Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jean Silva def. Drew Dober TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 1:28
Welterweight Gabriel Bonfim def. Ange Loosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Julian Erosa def. Christian Rodriguez Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:49
Middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage No Contest (illegal elbows) 1 0:37 [a]
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Flyweight Charles Johnson def. Joshua Van KO (punches) 3 0:20
Women's Flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Fatima Kline Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Montel Jackson def. Da'Mon Blackshear KO (punch) 1 0:18
Women's Flyweight Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:27
Middleweight Andre Petroski def. Josh Fremd Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 1:46