The show was officially announced during the Showtime broadcast of EliteXC: Return of the King and the main event featured a rematch between Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith, whose match on the initial EliteXC: Primetime broadcast was stopped due to an unintentional eye poke. This event was the second EliteXC event to air on CBS.[2] In addition, the events preliminary bouts aired on Showtime at 8pm EST, one hour before the 9pm EST start time on CBS.