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 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.
Practical Effects
Shogun Rua's brutal soccer kicks — techniques now banned.
Production
First UFC Dublin event, electric European crowd atmosphere.
Director
Anthony "Pasquale" Giordano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the UFC's first event in Ireland, with tickets selling out in minutes. The European expansion gamble worked.
Mark Coleman collapsed from exhaustion post-fight and had to be helped to his stool — a 44-year-old legend's body finally quitting mid-celebration.
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