[2] The event was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira.

In turn, Teixeira was removed from the card entirely and was rescheduled to face Ovince Saint Preux on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73.

[7] A welterweight bout between Sérgio Moraes and Peter Sobotta was originally booked for UFC Fight Night 64.

[9] A light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov and Marcos Rogério de Lima was briefly linked to this event.

However, Brunson pulled out of the fight on June 9 citing a rib injury and was briefly replaced by Uriah Hall.