Overview
- Islam Makhachev is scheduled to defend his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry in the main event on August 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
- Mackenzie Dern will make her first strawweight title defense against Gillian Robertson in the card’s co-main slot, creating a two-title headliner for the night.
- UFC officials announced on June 26 that four undercard fights were added, including Geoff Neal vs. Chidi Njokuani, Vicente Luque vs. Tresean Gore, Dustin Stoltzfus vs. Mansur Abdul-Malik, and Myktybek Orolbai vs. Jeremiah Wells.
- Geoff Neal and Chidi Njokuani enter the matchup each on two-fight losing streaks, making the bout a clear rebound chance, while Vicente Luque will continue his recent move to middleweight after submitting Kelvin Gastelum in his last fight.
- With eight fights now publicly listed and tickets set to go on sale soon, the card combines title stakes with veteran comeback stories and contender tests that could reshuffle divisional rankings and future matchmaking.