Overview
- The event, which ran Saturday with prelims at 5 p.m. ET and a main card at 8 p.m. ET, streamed exclusively on Paramount+ from the UFC’s Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
- Bookmakers installed Duncan as the slight favorite against No. 10-ranked Renato Moicano, who entered looking to stop a two-fight skid following defeats to Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush.
- Both headliners train at American Top Team in Florida, adding an unusual intra-gym twist to Duncan’s first UFC main event.
- The co-main featured ranked strawweights Virna Jandiroba and Tabatha Ricci, with Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Brendson Ribeiro, Ethyn Ewing vs. Rafael Estevam, Tommy McMillen vs. Manolo Zecchini, and Jose Delano vs. Robert Ruchala filling out the main card.
- Early results confirmed Dione Barbosa defeated Melissa Gatto by majority decision and Kai Kamaka III edged Dakota Hope by split decision, and Rafael Estevam missed weight and was fined a portion of his purse.