[7][8] Tarec Saffiedine was originally scheduled to face Jake Ellenberger in a welterweight bout, but withdrew due to a back injury.

As a result, Ellenberger was removed from the card and was rescheduled to face Robbie Lawler at UFC 173.

[9] Just one week before the event, Bobby Green suffered an injury and was forced off of the card.

[10] Yancy Medeiros, who was supposed to fight Joe Ellenberger, stepped in and faced Green's original opponent Jim Miller.

[12] Subsequently, just days after accepting the bout, Rocha injured himself in the week leading up to the event.