UFC 93
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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.
The main event featured a light-heavyweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich "Ace" Franklin and former PRIDE middleweight (205 lbs) and welterweight (183 lbs) 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 Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix winner, and the PRIDE 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix winner, UFC Hall of Famer, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. The referees assigned for the event were Marc Goddard, Dan Miragliotta, Leon Roberts and Kevin Mulhall.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
(UFC) on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin
The O2, Dublin
The O2 is a 14,000-seat amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland, which opened on 16 December 2008. The venue is jointly owned by Live Nation and Harry Crosbie with Live Nation in charge of programme booking and operating the venue...
in Dublin, Ireland.
The main event featured a light-heavyweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich "Ace" Franklin and former PRIDE middleweight (205 lbs) and welterweight (183 lbs) Champion Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
. The winner of the fight would become the coach opposite Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...
for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ...
. The co-main event featured a light-heavyweight rematch between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix winner, and the PRIDE 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix winner, UFC Hall of Famer, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. The referees assigned for the event were Marc Goddard, Dan Miragliotta, Leon Roberts and Kevin Mulhall.
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Dennis SiverDennis SiverDennis D. Siver ; born January 13, 1979) is a Russian-German mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of July 2011, Siver is ranked as the #8 lightweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly...
vs.
Nate MohrNate MohrNate Mohr is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division.He made his UFC debut in April 2007 against Kurt Pellegrino. He was sidelined over a year due to a leg injury following his loss by achilles lock to Manny Gamburyan at UFC 79. He lost his last fight at UFC 93...
- Siver defeated Mohr via TKO (strikes) at 3:47 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Tomasz Drwal vs. 
Ivan SeratiIvan SeratiIvan Serati is an Italian mixed martial artist, Serati previously fought for promotons UWC and Cage Rage. He has a current record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Serati fights in the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He has won nine times within the first round of the fight by either TKO or...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Drwal defeated Serati via KO (punches) at 2:02 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Eric SchaferEric SchaferEric John Schafer is an American mixed martial artist who competes a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background and early career:Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh....
vs.
Antonio MendesAntonio MendesAntonio Mendes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division.Mendes was scheduled to participate in the light-heavyweight tournament at KSW XIII, meeting Wojciech Orłowski in the first tournament round...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Schafer defeated Mendes via TKO (punches) at 3:35 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Martin KampmannMartin KampmannMartin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...
vs. Alexandre BarrosAlexandre BarrosAlexandre "Baixinho" Barros is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the welterweight division. He made his UFC debut against Martin Kampmann at UFC 93, losing in the second round by TKO...
- Welterweight bout:
- Kampmann defeated Barros via TKO (punches) at 3:07 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout:
Thomas EganThomas Egan (fighter)Thomas "The Tank" Egan is an Irish mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. He made his UFC debut in a losing effort against John Hathaway at UFC 93 in Dublin Ireland. Egan is known for being a good stand up fighter with good hands and holds a blue belt in BJJ...
vs.
John HathawayJohn HathawayJohn Hathaway is an English mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the welterweight division. He made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut by defeating Tom Egan at UFC 93 and holds notable Octagon victories over Rick Story, Paul Taylor and Diego Sanchez...
- Welterweight bout:
- Hathaway defeated Egan via TKO (elbows) at 4:36 of round 1. This fight was the only preliminary bout shown on the PPV broadcast. It aired after the Horn vs. Palhares fight.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Marcus DavisMarcus DavisMarcus Paul Davis , is an Irish-American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. He holds notable wins over Chris Lytle, Paul Taylor, Jonathan Goulet, and Shonie Carter.-Boxing career:Marcus began boxing at 14...
vs. Chris LytleChris LytleChris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
- Davis defeated Lytle via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29).
- Middleweight bout: Alan BelcherAlan BelcherJohn Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...
vs.
Denis KangDenis KangDenis Kang is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Korean French descent. He was the PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist in which he lost to Kazuo Misaki...
- Middleweight bout:
- Belcher defeated Kang via submission (guillotine chokeGuillotine chokeThe guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
) at 4:36 of Round 2.- Middleweight bout: Jeremy HornJeremy HornJeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...
vs. Rousimar PalharesRousimar PalharesRousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...
- Middleweight bout:
- Palhares defeated Horn via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Mark ColemanMark ColemanMark Coleman is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. In MMA, he was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, and the Pride Fighting...
vs. Mauricio RuaMauricio RuaMaurício Milani Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Rua defeated Coleman via TKO (punches) at 4:36 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rich FranklinRich FranklinRich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
vs. Dan HendersonDan HendersonDaniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Henderson defeated Franklin via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 27–30).
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.- Fights of the Night: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle and Mauricio Rua vs. Mark Coleman
- Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver
- Submission of the Night: Alan Belcher