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UFC 93

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009

Field	Value
name	UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson
image	Ufc93poster.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	January 17, 2009
venue	The O2
city	Dublin, Ireland
attendance	9,369
gate	$1,300,000
buyrate	350,000
previousevent	UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
followingevent	UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.

Background

The main event featured a Light Heavyweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin and former Pride Middleweight Champion and Pride Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson. The winner of the fight would become the coach opposite Michael Bisping for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.

The co-main event featured a Light Heavyweight rematch between Maurício Rua, the 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Champion, and the 2000 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, UFC Hall of Famer, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman. This fight was a rematch of their first controversial match at Pride 31 which resulted in a brawl between the camps of both Chute Boxe Academy and Team Hammer House.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Dan Henderson |def. |Rich Franklin |Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Maurício Rua |def. |Mark Coleman |TKO (punches) |3 |4:36 | |Middleweight |Rousimar Palhares |def. |Jeremy Horn |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Alan Belcher |def. |Denis Kang |Submission (guillotine choke) |2 |4:36 | |Welterweight |Marcus Davis |def. |Chris Lytle |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |John Hathaway |def. |Tom Egan |TKO (elbows) |1 |4:36 | |Welterweight |Martin Kampmann |def. |Alexandre Barros |TKO (punches) |2 |3:09 | |Light Heavyweight |Eric Schafer |def. |Antonio Mendes |TKO (punches) |1 |3:35 | |Light Heavyweight |Tomasz Drwal |def. |Ivan Serati |KO (punches) |1 |2:02 | |Lightweight |Dennis Siver |def. |Nate Mohr |TKO (spinning back kick and punches) |3 |3:47 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.

Fights of the Night: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle and Maurício Rua vs. Mark Coleman
Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver
Submission of the Night: Alan Belcher

References

"UFC Establishes New Mark for PPV Buys in 2009".
"UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson". UFC.com.
Martin, Damon. (January 17, 2009). "UFC HANDS DOWN $40,000 BONUSES IN IRELAND".

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