In order to be considered for the show, a fighter had to have competed in at least three professional bouts prior to the tryouts in October 2008.
[8] Eric Schafer was originally scheduled to face Tomasz Drwal at this event, but he injured his rib and was replaced by Mike Ciesnolevicz.
[10] A replacement was set to be named, however, due to nagging injuries Brown did not fight on the card.
Another first for the UFC came in the form of Kim Winslow, the first female referee to officiate a fight in the organization.
This was the first UFC event to feature five Ultimate Fighter winners on the complete card, including season 9 champions Ross Pearson & James Wilks, and previous season champions Diego Sanchez, Joe Stevenson, and Nate Diaz.