After previously contesting two events (
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle and
UFC 164) in Milwaukee at
Bradley Center, the event was the first for the promotion at the newly built venue. It was also the last UFC event to air on network television until
UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar in January 2021. A lightweight rematch between former interim title challenger
Kevin Lee and
Al Iaquinta served as the event headliner. The pairing met previously in February 2014 at
UFC 169 with Iaquinta winning the fight via unanimous decision.
Erik Koch was expected to face promotional newcomer
Dwight Grant in a welterweight bout. However, Koch was removed from the card on November 28 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by
Zak Ottow. A women's flyweight bout between
Jessica-Rose Clark and
Andrea Lee was expected to take place at the event. However, Clark was forced out of the bout on weigh-in day as she was hospitalized due to a weight cutting issue and deemed medically unfit to compete by UFC physicians. As a result, the bout was cancelled. ==Results==