The night began with a heavyweight 4-man tournament. Tank Abbott(again), BJJ fighter Conan Silvera, Pro-Wrestler Yoji Anjo, and Submissions fighter Kazushi Sakuraba would battle in this strange tournament. The Conan vs. Sakuraba fight(s), would tell the tale of this tourney. A bad call by the ref, and a victorious 185 pound heavyweight is all that could be said.

Interesting enough, 3 individual fights(superfights) were on tap on top of the tourney. Vitor Belfort would make his return (after being crushed by Randy Couture), and fight vet. Joe Charles in a different style. The second fight would crown the first ever Middleweight Champion. Favorite Kevin Jackson would battle against Frank Shamrock. Jackson being undefeated, and dominated everyone put before him was the expected winner. Little was really known about Shamrock's MMA fighting. He was a former King of Pancrase, which meant he was a good grappler, but everything else was a question mark. The fight would be a classic, DO NOT BLINK. The final fight was for the Heavyweight Championship, pitting Maurice Smith against Randy Couture. Smith had shown his abilities against a great wrestler(Mark Coleman), but how would he do against a smart fighter in Couture. A very technical fight, with a little controversy.

The show was by many a little crazy, but the audience was anything but. It is a tad strange to see a MMA card with no hootin' 'n hollerin' crowd. The Japanese respect the fighters and the fight, their silence is a show of respect towards both. They hardly ever boo, and should be looked at and emulated.