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A light heavyweight bout between [[Saparbek Safarov]] and Da Un Jung was scheduled for the event. However on August 5, it was announced that Safarov withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Jamahal Hill.<ref name="Jamahal">{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/08/dwcs-winner-jamahal-hill-fights-da-un-jung-ufc-shenzhen|title=Fresh off of DWCS victory, Jamahal Hill steps in to fight Da Un Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 15|date=2019-08-02|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> In turn, Hill was forced to withdraw from the card due to visa issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmadna.nl/afmeldingen-voor-zowel-ufc-shenzhen-als-ufc-242-in-abu-dhabi/|title=Cancellations for both UFC Shenzhen and UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi|author=Redactie|publisher=mmadna.com|access-date=2019-08-19}} {{ll|nl}}</ref> Jung instead faced Khadis Ibragimov.<ref name="Ibragimov">{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/sport/1074243|title=Russian fighter Ibragimov set for UFC debut in China against South Korea's Da Un Jung|publisher=tass.com|author=Staff|date=2019-08-21|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
A featherweight bout between Movsar Evloev and [[Mike Grundy]] was scheduled for the event. However on August 19, it was reported that Grundy was forced to pull from the event citing injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmadna.nl/ufc-shenzhen-verliest-wederom-een-gevecht-na-afmelding-mike-grundy/|title=UFC Shenzhen loses another fight after canceling Mike Grundy|author=Redactie|publisher=mmadna.nl|access-date=2019-08-20}} {{ll|nl}}</ref> He was replaced by promotional newcomer Lu Zhenhong. The pairing met previously in 2015 under [[M-1 Global]] with Evloev winning a decision.<ref name="LuIn">{{Cite web|url=https://mmadna.nl/zhenhong-lu-krijgt-na-uitvallen-mike-grundy-kans-op-revanche-tegen-movsar-evloev-in-shenzhen/|title=Zhenhong Lu gets a rematch against Movsar Evloev in Shenzhen after Mike Grundy fails|author=Redactie|publisher=mmadna.nl|access-date=2019-08-24}} {{ll|nl}}</ref> Subsequently, the bout was scrapped from the event as Lu suffered a cut during a sparring session after the weigh ins and was ruled out of the fight by medical personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/08/zhenhong-lu-out-ufc-on-espn-plus-15-shenzhen-china-movsar-evloev
==Results==
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