In the co-main event, former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion and No. 2-ranked Phil Davis returned to action against No. 4-ranked Julius Anglickas, who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title.[6]
One-time Bellator middleweight title challenger John Salter faced Johnny Eblen in a middleweight bout.[7]
A women's featherweight between Cat Zingano and Pam Sorenson was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Zingano was forced to pull out due to injury and the bout was cancelled.[9]
A middleweight bout between Romero Cotton and Lance Wright was scheduled for this event. However, Wright pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Freddy Sandoval.[10]
A welterweight bout between Derek Anderson and Goiti Yamauchi was scheduled for this event.[11] The week of the event, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons.[12]
A women's flyweight bout between Diana Avsaragova and Ashley Deen was scheduled for this event.[13] The week of the event, Deen pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Kyra Batara.[14]
At the weigh-ins, Josh Weston missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 175.8 pounds, 4.8 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Due to the weigh miss, his bout against Josh Augustine was cancelled.[15]