It was held in Columbus, Ohio, on March 7, 2009, at Nationwide Arena.

The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout between Quinton Jackson and Keith Jardine.

Following the main event, Rashad Evans, training partner of Jardine and then-Light Heavyweight Champion, entered the cage and publicly challenged Jackson.

[2] Saunders was then scheduled to face replacement Ryan Madigan, but that bout was also cancelled when Saunders suffered a shattered toe in training.

[2] Madigan eventually faced Tamdan McCrory on this card.