UFC 93: ‘Franklin vs. Henderson’ will take place on January 17, 2009 at The O₂, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. It will be the UFC’s first event in Dublin.

The main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin and, former PRIDE middleweight (205 lbs) and welterweight (183 lbs) Champion Dan Henderson. Also, the co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between returning stars, Mauricio Rua, the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Winner, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman.

Announced matchups

• Light Heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin vs Dan Henderson
• Light Heavyweight bout: Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio Rua
• Middleweight bout: Denis Kang vs. Alan Belcher
• Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
• Light Heavyweight bout: Andre Gusmao vs. Antonio Mendes
• Light Heavyweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs Ivan Serati
• Welterweight bout: Tom Egan vs John Hathaway

The Tapout crew make there way to IRELAND

The Tapout crew (Mask, Punkass & Skyskrape) will also be at UFC 93.