UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2

The event will be the third that the promotion has hosted in the state capital of Ceará, following UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum in June 2013, and UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum in March of 2017.

A rematch between Raphael Assunção and former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes has been slated to serve as the event headliner. The pairing previously met in June 2017 at UFC 212 with Assunção winning the fight via split decision.

As a result of the cancellation of UFC 233, a middleweight bout between Markus Perez and promotional newcomer Anthony Hernandez was rescheduled for this event.

A strawweight bout between Marina Rodriguez and Alexa Grasso was scheduled to take place at this event. However, it was reported on December 17 that Rodriguez pulled out of the event due to a hand injury. The pair was rescheduled to UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje.

Dmitry Sosnovskiy was scheduled to face Junior Albini at the event. However Sosnovskiy pulled out of the fight in early January after undergoing surgery to correct a recent injury. Albini will now face promotional newcomer Jairzinho Rozenstruik.