The show featured a 4-man lightweight(175lb and below) tournament to crown the first champion of that weight class. The field was loaded with talent, (Pat Miletich, Townsend Saunders, Mikey Burnett, and Eugenio Tadeu)and all the participants were eager to become champ. The fights were fast and furious, many strikes, lightning quick reversals, and no holding back by any of the fighters. A truely entertaining tournament, the strongest in many UFC's.

The rest of the card was comprised of three individual fights. The first bout saw an interesting battle between Kimo and Tsuyoshi Kosaka. The fight between these heavyweights would be an intense one with a suprising winner. Fight number 2 would see an excellent battle between Kevin Jackson and Jerry Bohlander. This had the makings of a classic, and did it ever deliver. Both men displayed their strengths in this technical war. I personally thought this was the best fight, but it was overshadowed by the Main Event. The Superfight would pit Middleweight Champion Frank Shamrock against the Extreme Fighting Middleweight Champ Igor Zinoviev. The fight was very anticipated, and a long battle was expected. In the end a broken shoulder(Zinoviev) and another fast win for Shamrock. This was the beginning of more defenses for Shamrock, who was stepping out of big brother Ken's shadow.