The event was originally expected to be held at the
Ginásio do Ibirapuera in
São Paulo,
Brazil. However, on May 15, the event was moved to the
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
Hollywood, Florida. This was the first time an Ultimate Fighter Brazil Finale event would be held outside of Brazil. However, as the event approached, several international fighters experienced travel restrictions due to technical issues within the
Bureau of Consular Affairs division of the
U.S. State Department which produces
travel visas. The issue led to a major altering of the card as multiple fights were postponed. The lightweight and bantamweight finals of
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4, was instead contested on August 1, 2015 at
UFC 190. A welterweight bout between
Rick Story and
Erick Silva was expected to serve as the main event. However, after the initial venue change, the bout was moved to a co-featured slot and the event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former
UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and
2000 Summer Olympics silver medalist in
freestyle wrestling Yoel Romero. A light heavyweight bout between
Nikita Krylov and
Marcos Rogério de Lima was briefly linked to
UFC Fight Night 69. However, the pairing was expected to take place at this event. Subsequently, the pairing was postponed again as de Lima faced visa issues.
Chas Skelly was briefly linked to a bout with
Hacran Dias at the event. However, Skelly was pulled from the card due to illness and was replaced by
Levan Makashvili. A welterweight bout between
Viscardi Andrade and Andreas Ståhl was scrapped as Ståhl suffered an injury in the week leading up to the event. In a controversial post-fight interview,
Yoel Romero seemed to express disagreement with the
Obergefell v. Hodges supreme court ruling. However, during the post fight press conference and subsequent interviews the following day, Romero denied referring to gay marriage and apologized for his comments while maintaining that they were misunderstood and taken out of context. ==Results==