[1] Per the UFC's announcement, the cast consists of welterweights that have all competed on The Ultimate Fighter on previous seasons; this includes former participants and winners of the show, as well as one current UFC fighter.
[1] The cast was announced on February 15, including former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger and The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight winner Joe Stevenson, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs.
Team Penn middleweight winner Eddie Gordon, as well as current UFC fighter James Krause.
[6] The welterweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption took place at the event.
However, Bossé was removed from the fight just days before the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nick Roehrick.
[13] On September 21, it was announced that Roehrick accepted a one-year suspension from the USADA, stemming from a positive test for clomiphene and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene.