The official weigh-in event for UFC 93: “Franklin vs. Henderson” is set to take place at The O2 Dublin (The P2) in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday, January 16.
It will air live on UFC.com at 11 a.m. ET via streaming video.
Of course, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-minute coverage of the UFC 93 weigh-in, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude for those who miss it.
Here’s the complete line up:
Main event:
205 lbs.: Rich Franklin (24-3) vs. Dan Henderson (23-7)
Main card (Televised):
205 lbs.: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (16-3) vs. Mark Coleman (15-8)
185 lbs.: Denis Kang (31-10-1) vs. Alan Belcher (13-5)
170 lbs.: Marcus Davis (15–4) vs. Chris Lytle (26-16–5)
185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares (8-2) vs. Jeremy Horn (80-18-5)Under card (May not be broadcast):
170 lbs.: Martin Kampmann (13-2) vs. Alexandre Barros (13-5)
205 lbs.: Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes (15–3)
205 lbs.: Ivan Serati (10-2) vs. Tomasz Drwal (14-2)
170 lbs.: Thomas Egan (3-0) vs. John Hathaway (9-0)
155 lbs.: Nate Mohr (8-5) vs. Dennis Siver (12-6)
For those in town for first-ever show for the promotion in Dublin remember that the weigh-ins are FREE to attend and open to the public.
Fans in the area are encouraged to show up about 1 p.m. local time to rub elbows, take pictures and get autographs from the several fighters who will be located in the venue. In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend an exclusive Q&A session with The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) light heavyweight winner from season three, Michael Bisping, at 2 p.m local time.
“The Count,” of course, has a vested interested in the result of the main event — he will eventually fight the winner of the match and coach opposite him in the upcoming season of the Spike TV-produced mixed martial arts reality series.
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air LIVE at 3 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) and then via tape delay at 10 p.m. ET later that night. Of course, the latest quick updates of the prelim bouts will begin to flow earlier than that at around 1:30 p.m. ET.
It’s going to be a fun afternoon/night of fights … check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight coverage you can handle.
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Can’t wait, leave for Dublin tomorrow!
You are in England right? What does an average round trip ticket cost and how long is the flight to Dublin? Just curious.
I am. The flight from Bristol (South West England)is just under an hour and i paid about 35GBP for a return fair with one of the budget airlines out here, around 55USD at the current exchange rate i’m guessing?!
Round trip? Damn. Thats cheaper than going form L.A. to Vegas.
Cheaper then me taking a train from Toronto to Ottawa…….lol…..which is a 3.5 hour drive-
Yeah, that covers the lot! I thought internal flights in the US were cheap? What would you pay to fly from LA to Vegas and back? Last time i was there we drove from LA to Vegas, so i’m just curious to know if the drive was worth it!!!
Like on Jet Blue out of Long Beach it would be $89 there and $99 back, and thats with a month in advance purchase. Out of LAX it would probably be more. Not too bad, but not as good of a deal as you guys seem to get for a comparable flight.
Airline prices here are through the roof. When gas (petrol) was up here, they started charging for the second bag and some even charged for the first. Its ridiculous over here. I’ve been to the UK a couple times. I’d love to take my daughter there when she gets older. Its pretty cool over there.
Damm, i always found the US to be a lot cheaper, guess times are changing! Chin up though, at least it doesn’t always rain over there, ha.
funnily enough,it has rained yesterday,1st time in about 2 months,Seriously,been the driest winter ever.London to dublin round trip £10 each way,spend more in the chipper
stuff is expensive in dublin tho, i live abt an hour from dub, went to manchester there not long ago and the diff is mad, if ur headin out, its about 5euro a pint in dublin.
You guys drink McEwens?
Wats mcewens?
SHOGUN!!!
whats the deal do ya have to pay in to the weigh ins or what
The weigh ins are always Free and open to the public. If you are in the area, enjoy!
I miss that blond chick
Bring back Ali Sonoma!
i got hendo tko,shogun ko,kang tko,davis decision and toqinho sub.which means bet against all my picks because i never get any right lol
If we go by my track record for predicting the fights at UFC 92, then the same goes for me. Only thing different from you is I have Franklin by TKO.
Who wants to bet this will be Horn’s 3rd loss in a row by guillotine??
I was checking out his record (Jeremy Horn’s), and I saw in 1999 he was 20-1. Not as a total record, but just for that year. Damn.
Yeah, that is pretty amazing actually. Dude is a true veteran that is still able to put up over 20 fights a year. I think hes going to lose tho. haha
Horn and cochroaches would be the only survivors of a nuclear holocaust
20 fights a year against who? If he is fighting twice a month, he is probably fighting a lot of guys that could not make it in any real promotion.
While I do like the fact that Horn just likes to fight, lets not kid ourselves into thinking that going 20-1 in a single year is the equivalent to going 20-1 on any of the top promotions.
I didn’t post that to try and say Jeremy Horn is an MMA God or anything, I just thought it was quite an accomplishment.
That being said Palhares by guillotine; a submission Horn seems to have forgotten how to defend.
Im on the same boat as Synyster. I dont even like Horn that much. I just think that is what a true fighter is all about. He is willing to fight anyone at anytime. Its really unheard of for fighters to fight that much. Thats a fight every other week almost. No time to train for your opponent at all.
I posted a long comment on the UFC 93 link (the little on on the right side of the page, with the Upcoming MMA Events) on my analysis of the event. Check it out guys.
Heading to Dublin friday morning
Franklin
Shogun
Belcher
Davis
Palhares
Agree with all of ur picks. but the davis lytle i dont care who wins it just better b good
theres no way this fight can/will be anything but’unreal’.these two are real bangers,and thats what we will see,lookin forward to this the most
How long does the weigh-ins last mania?
I’ve to book flights up and down for that day then I’m drivin the next
Hey mania! just wondering do all fans (i.e. non fight club members) get in at 1pm?? Cant wait for this!!
dude, i’m pretty sure anyone can get in to the arena and around the grounds from 1.pm. I imagine they’ll just section off part of the arean for the Q&A for fight club members.
If its like any others Ive been too you’re more likely to be queueing longer to get in than the actual weigh-ins last.
Usually they last an hour or so long.
Seriously?! I presume that they can fit everyone in, and don’t have to turn any away?
I’ve been to a few boxing weigh-ins and waited that long or longer but didn’t expect the MMA ones to be that popular yet, my bad i guess ha.
should be fun!! thanks for the info
PREDICTIONS:
- Henderson wins fight, but Rich Franklin gets win by controversial decision.
- Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 1st rd TKO
- Kang by rear naked choke in 3rd rd
- Marcus Davisin a war by decision
- Rousimar Palhares by decision
If u r going to pick all the favorites then why post it?
UFC 92, 5 for 5 baby. dont even know or care who favorites are.
same picks different outcomes
i think hendo wins and gets the decision but i had a dream rich wins a majority decision so you never no
shogun tko
kang ko in the first
davis decision
palhares sub in the first
Think theres gonna be a scuffle between Coleman and Shogun?
i think this is gona b the most 1 sided fight of the night. i want it 2 be a good fight but coleman will lose mid 1st early second tko. Shogun= beast
Can you order the pay per veiw at 3pm in the us?
yep
was at michael bispings after party in birmingham , was great experience, any news on after parties for sat night, please
Weakest card in a long time…save your money on this one folks.
how can you predict how the fights will go?? Be a fight fan, not a fighter fan….
this card is pretty good, its 95 that is going to be the worst in a long time…
95 is free… But is guess you still won’t watch it, right.
95 looks good to me…UFC 78 is the only UFC card I didn’t enjoy…but that might be because I didn’t smoke any weed before hand
Which was 78? I didn’t really like the Bisbing/Rashad card. It could have also been because of my wife and the 2 cackeling hens that were sitting 5 feet behind me for the entire PPV.
thats the one….
Yup, the first time the UFC comes back to the tri-state area since UFC 55 and they put forth the WORST card in UFC PPV history…
dont like sanchez, dont like stevenson, could care less about chael sonnen, hate koscheck, not much of a fan of dan hardy… the only fight on the card that i care about is marquardt/gouveia, and to answer your question, no i probably wont watch it. ill probly just catch the results and then watch one or two fights on the internet… and quit trying to defend the UFC, you know this card is crap, just because it says UFC 95, and not Affliction 95, or DREAM 95, youre defending it for some reason unknown to me
what a muppet.this card has got real good fighters against each-other.sure,there is no ’superstar fan favourite’,sure,there’s no title-match.but seriously,this card is sold on raw talent as opposed to big names.fasted selling event ever,even quicker than brock v couture and the ultimate.this event will be the nuts,so introvert,take your pick from your fave fighters,check them out on youtube,and continue be an ‘online fan’.
Some of the best cards have been the ones that looked the weakest. You just never know… The real fans will still watch it!
That statement is true more often than not. But after watching the countdown I am actually excited for this card.
An example can be UFC 90 and UFC 95..they were really awesome.
UFC 95 WAS awesome? did u look in your crystal ball?
205lbs: Shogun vs Coleman???????????????
Im going to go ahead and post that I feel Coleman will win this match. Dont know why, but I have a feeling.
i dont have a fightclub membership….i can still show up at round 1 right????
SWEET!! 3 hot chicks in this photo!!
Dude thats kinda gay haha
This upcoming weekend is sure to be a weekend of excitement and cheer for UFC and MMA fans. UFC 93 in Dublin will be a fun fest of MMA cheer right after the holiday season, and with the card expected, should be a nice start to a jam packed 2009 MMA year.
http://www.iwebie.com/ufc-92-live-stream
look at the pic again. anyone else thinks rich looks kinda like hendo here??