UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 52) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.

[6] However, Cariaso was pulled from the bout with Horoguchi in favor of a matchup with current flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 178.

[8] Kyle Noke was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama at the event, but eventually was forced out of the bout with a knee injury.

However, before the bout was officially announced, Faber was removed due to injury and Kanehara faced Alex Caceres.