The event was originally expected to take place on September 7, 2012 at
Bankers Life Fieldhouse in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Louis Gaudinot was expected to face
Darren Uyenoyama at the event; however, Gaudinot was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer
Phil Harris. A bout between
Rob Broughton and
Matt Mitrione, originally scheduled for
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera and then briefly linked to this event, was scrapped after Broughton was forced out of the bout for a second time. As a result of the cancellation of
UFC 151, bouts between
Jake Ellenberger vs.
Jay Hieron,
Danny Castillo vs.
Michael Johnson,
Shane Roller vs.
Jacob Volkmann and
Dennis Hallman vs.
Thiago Tavares were rescheduled for this event. The fight between
John Dodson and
Jussier Formiga was a title elimination bout with the winner being the first man to challenge the newly crowned
UFC Flyweight champion,
Demetrious Johnson. A bout between
Dennis Hallman and
Thiago Tavares was expected to take place at this event; however, UFC officials cancelled the fight before the fighters stepped on the scale, because Hallman had missed weight significantly. Hallman was reportedly paid his show and win money, but was released from the organization.
Jeremy Stephens and
Yves Edwards were scheduled to fight on this card, but the bout was cancelled due to Stephens being arrested on the day of the event for an assault charge that dates back to 2011. ==Results==