It was broadcast live in the United States and Canada on Spike TV as a lead-in to the debut of The Ultimate Fighter 6.

[3] The main event was originally expected to be a rematch between The Ultimate Fighter 1 contestants Chris Leben and Mike Swick.

Swick was to be featured on the main card in a match against Canadian fighter Jonathan Goulet, who confirmed the bout on July 18 to The Fight Network.

[6] The card was rescheduled to feature a lightweight main event bout between Din Thomas and Spencer Fisher.

However, on August 7, Fisher announced via his MySpace page that he was withdrawing from the event due to a staph infection in his knee.