UFC 93
| UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | ||||
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| 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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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.
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 Mauricio 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. The referees assigned for the event were Marc Goddard, Dan Miragliotta, Leon Roberts and Kevin Mulhall.
Results
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Nate Mohr
- Siver defeated Mohr via TKO (spinning back kick and punches) at 3:47 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati
- Drwal defeated Serati via KO (punches) at 2:02 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes
- Schafer defeated Mendes via TKO (punches) at 3:35 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Alexandre Barros
- Kampmann defeated Barros via TKO (punches) at 3:07 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
- 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 Davis vs. Chris Lytle
- Davis defeated Lytle via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29).
- Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang
- Belcher defeated Kang via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:36 of Round 2.
- Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Palhares defeated Horn via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio Rua
- Rua defeated Coleman via TKO (punches) at 4:36 of round 3.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
- Henderson defeated Franklin via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 27–30).
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[3]
- 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
References
- ↑ http://mmapayout.com/2009/12/ufc-establishes-new-mark-for-ppv-buys-in-2009/
- ↑ "UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson". UFC.com. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- ↑ Martin, Damon (January 17, 2009). "UFC HANDS DOWN $40,000 BONUSES IN IRELAND". Retrieved January 19, 2009.
