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.
The original opponent for Jardine, Mike Nickels, had to withdraw due to a back injury.  Jardine then faced Forrest Griffin, who won The Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight tournament.