The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between
Donald Cerrone and
Jim Miller.
Zak Cummings was briefly linked to a bout with
Kenny Robertson at the event. Cummings was pulled from the fight in favor of a matchup with
Gunnar Nelson a few days later at
UFC Fight Night 46 after his opponent
Ryan LaFlare was removed from that card. Subsequently, Robertson was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to face
Ildemar Alcântara a week earlier at
UFC 175.
Rick Story was expected to face
John Howard at the event. Howard was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by
Leonardo Mafra.
Jim Alers was expected to face
Lucas Martins at the event. Alers pulled out of the bout, citing injury, and was replaced by
Alex White. Leo Kuntz was expected to make his UFC debut against
Yosdenis Cedeno at the event. Kuntz was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer
Jerrod Sanders. The preliminary card bout between
Cláudia Gadelha and Tina Lähdemäki was the first women's strawweight fight in UFC history. ==Results==