Although UFC Fight Night 202 lost its originally scheduled main event, the promotion still came through with a pretty decent backup plan.
After Beneil Dariush withdrew from the lightweight headliner against Islam Makhachev on short notice, Bobby Green agreed to step in against the Khabib Nurmagomedov protege on short notice. Though not as highly regarded as Dariush, Green enters with positive momentum after a first-round TKO of Al Iaquinta at UFC 268 and a convincing decision victory against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271.