The main event, which saw Chuck Liddell defeat UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture to win the title, was the shortest fight at 2:06 of the first round. The longest fights were Mike Van Arsdale vs. John Marsh, and Georges St-Pierre vs. Jason Mayhem Miller, both of which lasted all three rounds, with the winners, Van Arsdale and St-Pierre, respectively, being decided by unanimous decisions by the judges.
UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, then-Interim UFC World Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski, actor Dolph Lundgren and the fighters in the final of Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter (2005), Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin, were shown in the audience.
UFC World Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes successfully defended his title against Frank Trigg here.