[2] The event was the sixth event that the UFC has hosted in Newark, New Jersey and was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.

[6] A middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero was originally booked for UFC 184.

[9] The fight was a rematch as Souza defeated Camozzi by technical submission (arm-triangle choke) at UFC on FX: Belfort vs.

However, Catone abruptly announced his retirement on March 25, citing a litany of injuries and a history of chronic back pain.

However, Felder was forced to pull out of the event due to a knee injury and was replaced by Beneil Dariush.