Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes
Alistair Overeem vs. Sergey Pavlovich
Song Yadong vs. Vince Morales
Li Jingliang vs. David Zawada
Kenan Song vs. Alex Morono
Hu Yaozong vs. Rashad Coulter
Liu Pingyuan vs. Martin Day
Kevin Holland vs. John Philips
Louis Smolka vs. Sumudaerji Sumudaerji
** Yanan vs. Lauren Mueller
Zhang Weili vs. Jessica Aguilar
Yan Xiaonan vs. Syuri Kondo
The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Beijing. The UFC previously visited Mainland China for UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum in November 2017.
A heavyweight rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes is expected to serve as the event headliner.[2] The pairing met previously in April 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos, with Ngannou winning the fight via TKO stoppage at the conclusion of the second round.[3]
Shana Dobson was scheduled to face ** Yanan at the event. However, Dobson pulled out of the fight in mid-October citing an injury and was replaced by Lauren Mueller.[4]
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos was expected to face Li Jingliang at the event. However, Santos pulled out from the bout on October 27 due to a knee injury.[5] He was replaced by David Zawada.[6]
Frankie Saenz was expected to face Song Yadong at the event. However on November 7, it was reported that he pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Vince Morales.[7]
