Jardine was then scheduled to fight Mike Nickels, a Light Heavyweight competitor from The Ultimate Fighter 3, but Nickels was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. Instead, he next faced The Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight winner Forrest Griffin at UFC 66.
Jardine was initially scheduled to fight Mike Nickels, who was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. He subsequently fought Forrest Griffin, the champion from The Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight division.