 The card featured an eight man tournament with two alternate bouts, and was the UFC's second "Ultimate Ultimate" tournament, held to find the best of the winners and runners up from past UFC events.This event was the first to introduce the "no grabbing of the fence" rule.Ken Shamrock appeared as a guest on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on the mainstream network NBC to promote the event, a groundbreaking moment for the young sport of mixed martial arts.