[3] The event was originally expected to take place on September 7, 2012 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

[5] A bout between Rob Broughton and Matt Mitrione, originally scheduled for UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera and then briefly linked to this event,[6] was scrapped after Broughton was forced out of the bout for a second time.

[7] As a result of the cancellation of UFC 151, bouts between Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron,[8] Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson, Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann[9] and Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares were rescheduled for this event.

[10] The fight between John Dodson and Jussier Formiga was a title elimination bout with the winner being the first man to challenge the newly crowned UFC Flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson.

Hallman was reportedly paid his show and win money, but was released from the organization.