UFC 93 takes place today at the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event, which is headlined by a battle between light heavyweights Rich "Ace" Franklin and Dan Henderson, gets started at 8:00pm GMT and can be seen live on Pay-per-view at 3:00pm ET in the states. UFC 93 betting odds at Sportsbook.com have former PRIDE Champion Dan Henderson listed as a -145 money line favorite.
Rich Franklin made a return to the light heavyweight division in his last fight, facing former Ultimate Fighter participant, Matt Hamill. The move up in weight class had no effect on his performance as he dominated Hamill in rounds one and two before scoring a TKO 39 seconds into round three.
Franklin, the math teacher turned striker, is a former UFC middleweight champion who has a 26-3 MMA record. The only fighter to overcome Franklin in any of his recent bouts has been current middleweight champion Anderson Silva. The Brazilian took the belt from "Ace" in October of 2006 and successfully defended it against Franklin in October of 2007.
Henderson, a former PRIDE middle and welterweight champion, made a return to the UFC in 2007 where he lost to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson by unanimous decision. The man known as "Hendo" followed that loss up with another, losing to Anderson Silva via choke hold in a fight for the middleweight belt in March of last year.
Also on today's card is a rematch between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Mark "The Hammer" Coleman. These two last faced each other as members of PRIDE in 2006; Coleman beat Rua by breaking Mauricio's arm in the first round.
Sportsbook.com's UFC 93 Betting Odds:
Rich Franklin (+115) vs Dan Henderson (-145)
Mauricio Rua (-365) vs Mark Coleman (+285)
