UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

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1 Background
2 Fight Card
3 Pre-Event Notes
4 Results
5 Bonus Awards
6 UFC Event Chronology
7 External Links

Background

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson is a 10-bout fight card that is set to take place on January 17, 2009 at the 02 Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

The card will air live on pay-per-view at 12pm PT and 3pm ET and will be headlined by a light heavyweight clash between former UFC middleweight champion, Rich Franklin and former PRIDE welterweight and middleweight champion, Dan Henderson.

A light heavyweight bout between UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman and former PRIDE middleweight tournament champion, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will serve as a co-main event.

Fight Card

Preliminary Card

Lightweight Bout: Dennis Siver vs. Nate Mohr
Welterweight Bout: Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
Light Heavyweight Bout: Ivan Serati vs. Tomasz Drwal
Light Heavyweight Bout: Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes
Welterweight Bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Alexandre Barros

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
Middleweight Bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares
Middleweight Bout: Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang
Light Heavyweight Bout: Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio Rua
Light Heavyweight Bout: Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson

Pre-Event Notes

This is the first UFC event ever to be held in Ireland.

Many believe that the winner of the clash between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson will serve as the opposing coach to Michael Bisping on TUF 9.

This is Mark Coleman's first fight back in the UFC since Jan 8, 1999 split decision loss to Pedro Rizzo at UFC 18. This is also his first fight in the light heavyweight division and his first UFC bout since being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Martin Kampmann will make his debut at 170 lbs. after getting demolished by Nate Marquardt at UFC 88.

Results

Preliminary Card

Lightweight Bout: Dennis Siver def. Nate Mohr via TKO (spinning back kick and strikes) at 3.27 of round 3.
Welterweight Bout: John Hathaway def. Thomas Egan via TKO (strikes) at 4.36 of round 1.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Tomasz Drwal def. Ivan Serati via TKO (strikes) at 2.02 of round 1.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Eric Schafer def. Antonio Mendes via TKO (punches) at 3.35 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Martin Kampmann def. Alexandre Barros via TKO (punches) at 3.07 of round 2.

Main Card

Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis def. Chris Lytle via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Middleweight Bout: Alan Belcher def. Denis Kang via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:36 of round 2.
Middleweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares def. Jeremy Horn via unanimous decision (30-27x3)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Mauricio Rua def. Mark Coleman via TKO (punches) at 4.36 of round 3.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28). With the victory, Henderson earned the spot of coach of TUF 9's US Team opposing TUF 3 winner, Michael Bisping.