a week earlier. A strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Cláudia Gadelha and Yan Xiaonan was expected to take place at this event, but a knee injury sustained by Gadelha ruled her out of the bout. The pairing was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira instead. A flyweight bout between Jordan Espinosa and David Dvořák was expected to take place at this event, but was later rebooked for UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley due to undisclosed reasons. A women's bantamweight bout between Marion Reneau and Ketlen Vieira was scheduled for the event. However, Reneau was pulled from the bout on September 16 citing an undisclosed injury and replaced by Sijara Eubanks. Nate Landwehr was expected to face Shane Young in a featherweight bout at this event. However, Landwehr was pulled from the event after he tested positive for COVID-19 and replaced by promotional newcomer Ľudovít Klein. A bantamweight bout between Casey Kenney and Heili Alateng was originally expected to take place at this event. However, it was moved to UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana a week later due to undisclosed reasons. At the weigh-ins, Zubaira Tukhugov and Ľudovít Klein missed weight for their respective featherweight bouts. Both fighters weighed in at 150 pounds, four pounds over the non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at a catchweight and they were each fined a percentage of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Hakeem Dawodu and Shane Young. Results Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. Fight of the Night: Brandon Royval vs. Kai Kara-France Performance of the Night: Israel Adesanya and Jan Błachowicz See also List of UFC events List of current UFC fighters 2020 in UFC References Ultimate Fighting Championship events 2020 in mixed martial arts 2020 in Emirati sport Mixed martial arts in the United Arab Emirates Sports competitions in Abu Dhabi September 2020 sports events in Asia