This fight was the first flyweight bout in UFC history. The fight was much different to the first bout in terms of action. Part of the process of training for a bout is "getting down to fighting weight". That was his last amateur bout. Holm returned to bantamweight division after losing the featherweight title bout. Marciano upset Louis in the latter's last career bout. Thompson had been on the end of beating for most of the bout. Lebedev knocked Jones out with 2 seconds left in their 10-round bout. After the bout he announced his retirement. Alexander was the betting favourite going into the bout. Baroudi died of the injuries he sustained in this bout. He had other troubles including a serious bout of mumps in 1882. Machida noted that he started to include weight training in his preparation for the bout. Pacquiao started training for the potential bout on March 12. Thompson fought Raymond Daniels in a highly anticipated bout.