The first UFC event of 2009 gets underway, Saturday Jan 17, with UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson. This event takes place at the O2 arena in Dublin Ireland and will be shown on PPV, at 3:00 PM ET. The Main event features Rich “Ace” Franklin vs Dan “Hendo” Henderson and a much anticipated rematch between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Mark Coleman. Be sure to get your UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson Betting Odds in now at SBGglobal.com
Rich “Ace” Franklin (+110) vs Dan “Hendo” Henderson (-140)
Franklin has an overall MMA record of 26-3-0 and is 11-2 in his last 13 fights. He’s won 13 fights by KO and 9 by submission. Franklin is a well rounded fighter with excellent striking skills and is well conditioned. Henderson has an overall MMA record of 23-7-0 and is 3-2 in his last five fights. He’s won 11 fights by KO and 1 by submission. Henderson is a wrestling style fighter with superb knockout power and he has great mental attitude. He is the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (-380) vs Mark “The Hammer” Coleman (+310)
Rua has an overall MMA record of 16-3-0 and he lost his UFC debut to Forrest Griffin. He’s won 13 fights by KO and 1 by submission. He’s a very aggressive fight with an excellent background in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jui-Jitsu. Coleman is a UFC Hall of Fame fighter who has an overall MMA record of 15-8-0 and he has lost his last three fights. He’s getting on at age 44. He’s won 4 fights by KO and 8 by submission. Coleman is credited with proving the ability of wrestlers to dominate in the developing sport of mixed martial arts, and with being the inventor of the strategy that came to be known as ground-and-pound.
Alan “The Talent” Belcher (+230) vs Denis Kang (-300)
Belcher has an overall MMA record of 12-4-0 and is 4-3 in his last seven fights. He’s won 7 by KO and 3 by submission. Belcher is a well rounded fighter with good condition and is very experienced. King has an overall MMA record of 31-10-1 and he’ll be making his UFC debut. He’s won 12 by KO and 15 by submission. He’s a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with world class experience and superb striking capabilities.
Jeremy Horn (+225) vs Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares (-350)
Horn has an overall MMA record of 88-18-5 and is 6-4 in his last ten fights. He’s won 19 by KO and 49 by submission. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport and is well rounded. Palhares has a overall MMA record of 17-2-0 and is 1-1 in his last two fights. He’s won 1 by KO and 6 by submission. He’s a BJJ fighter who specializes in submissions.
Chris “Lights Out” Lytle (+110) vs Marcus “The Irish Handgrenade” Davis (-140)
Lytle has an overall MMA record of 36-16-4 and is 5-5 in his last ten fights. He’s won 4 by KO and 18 by submission. He’s a fighter with excellent strikings skills and is a submission specialist. Davis has an overall MMA record of 20-5 and is 7-2 in his last nine fights. He’s won 5 by KO and 8 by submission. He’s a boxing style fighter with extreme quickness.
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