In the knockout stage the eight teams Participation competed Competition in single-elimination matches Competition , beginning Process_start with the quarter-finals Competition and ending Process_end with the final Competition match Competition of the tournament Competition .

It was a standard 16-man single-elimination tournament intended to showcase the top junior heavyweight wrestlers from independent promotions throughout the United States and Japan .

It was a single-elimination tournament Competition , or round-robin format , with Guatemala playing Competition Honduras and El Salvador playing Competition Costa Rica .

As with the show 's usual format , sixteen prospective mixed martial arts fighters were secluded in a house near Las Vegas , Nevada and trained Education_teaching together while participating Participation in a single-elimination tournament , with the winner being awarded a six-figure UFC contract .

This format would remain Temporary_stay in use Using until the 1992 Winter Olympics Competition , when the final round-robin was replaced Change with a medal-round single-elimination tournament Competition .