The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his Middleweight Championship against Cincinnati native and former champion Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64, which Silva won by technical knockout.

[2] The name "Hostile Territory" came from the defense of Anderson Silva's UFC middleweight title against Cincinnati native Rich Franklin.

[5] The scores for the Black vs. Grice match were initially announced as 29–28 for Black, 29–28 for Grice, and 28–28, and the bout was ruled a split draw.

An announcement was then made in the arena that the scores had been miscalculated and Grice was awarded the victory.