A fight between
Dennis Hallman and
Thiago Tavares was expected for this card. However, on July 12 it was announced that the fight was moved to the
UFC 151 card.
Luiz Cane was expected to face
Yushin Okami at this event. However, Cane was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by
Rousimar Palhares. Palhares himself was forced out of the bout with Okami with an injury and was replaced by Buddy Roberts. Roberts was already on the card, originally scheduled against
Chris Camozzi, but Camozzi was also forced off the card with an injury. At the weigh-ins,
Melvin Guillard was the only one of 20 fighters who missed weight. Guillard, who fought former training partner
Donald Cerrone, weighed 157.5 pounds on his first try. He was given two hours to cut to the
lightweight maximum of 156 pounds, but he elected instead to surrender an undisclosed percentage of his fight purse to Cerrone, who weighed 155 pounds. ==Results==