Rousimar Palhares was set to make his first title defense against former
UFC veteran
Jon Fitch on this show. On April 30, 2014, it was announced that the bout was canceled due to personal problems with Palhares. Fitch was then expected to face debuting
Jake Shields. However, Shields was forced out of the bout due to an injury. Fitch was then expected to face
Josh Burkman in a rubber match. However, Burkman was forced out of the bout due to an elbow injury. Fitch eventually faced
Dennis Hallman at the event This event featured the first
Lightweight title defense for
Justin Gaethje as he faced undefeated lightweight
Nick Newell.
Matt Hamill was expected to make his debut at this event but was sidelined due to a knee injury. Brian Cobb was expected to face
Luis Palomino at the event, however Cobb was removed from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by T.J. O'Brien. The bout between Palomino and O'Brien was later cancelled for unknown reasons. Both
Melvin Guillard and Cody Bollinger missed weight for their respective bouts. Guillard forfeited 15% of his purse to Gesias Cavalcante, while Bollinger forfeited over 20% to Pablo Alfonso. ==Results==