MMA journalist Leo Guimaraes was first to report the booking, writing on social media that the Moicano-Ortega rematch was in advanced negotiations for the card. Nearly a decade later, the two veterans will run it back, though the circumstances surrounding the rematch have shifted considerably. Ortega's path to this rematch has been marked by significant difficulty in recent fight camps. He pulled out of a scheduled bout against Diego Lopes ahead of UFC 303 before the two eventually met months later at UFC 306. Ortega lost that fight decisively, getting outworked across five rounds, extending a stretch in which he has now dropped four of his last five outings.