The main event is a showdown between flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw for Cejudo's 125-pound belt. The fight was to top the bill of a pay-per-view event a week later but was moved to this fight card, the first under a five-year broadcast deal between the UFC and ESPN.
Also on the card, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone drops back to lightweight to face Alexander Hernandez, and former Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy, whose NFL career was derailed by a domestic violence case, makes his UFC debut.