UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson[2] was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.
| UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 17, 2009 | |||
| Venue | The O2 | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Attendance | 9,369 | |||
| Total gate | $1,300,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 350,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
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 edit
| Main card (PPV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| 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 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| 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 edit
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[3]
- 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
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "UFC Establishes New Mark for PPV Buys in 2009".
- ^ "UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ Martin, Damon (17 January 2009). "UFC HANDS DOWN $40,000 BONUSES IN IRELAND". Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.