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UFC officials announced today that the promotion would be returning to Dublin, Ireland, on July 19 with a UFC Fight Night card. The event will be the UFC’s first time backs since the UFC 93 PPV event that took place in 2009 and will take place at the O2 Arena.
UFC president Dana White starts the video blog at a pub in Ireland with Nick The Tooth, then Dana receives an award from the Trinity Philosophical Society. Dana and Nick visit Harrods in London and try out some games and gadgets. Also, the video takes us behind the scenes at the UFC on FUEL TV 7 weigh-ins.
Here are UFC 93 fighters at the post-fight press conference:
Dan Henderson
Marcus Davis, Chris Lytle, and Shogun after the jump…
This video was filmed on Saturday, 1-17-09 and is Dana’s final blog for UFC 93. Dana dominates Bisping at UFC Undisputed. Joe Rogan makes a very Irish special appearance. Semmy Schilt and Alistair Overeem both meet with Dana and Dana expresses his interest in having both of them in the UFC. The Shogun vs. Liddell … Read more
What an interesting card this was. Some crazy fights we had. Fighters were gassed they were. The UFC should refund people a portion of their Pay Per View bill they should.
I was really interested to see what Mark Coleman was going to look like and my worst fears were confirmed. It was as if we had gone back in a time capsule to UFC 1 for that fight. On one hand the fight was intriguing to watch, but not because it was two of the top MMA fighters in the world testing their skill, but because I was hoping that not only would the completely exasperated Coleman not drop dead in front of my eyes, but for a few moments it even looked like he may win.
Here is Dana’s blog for 1-15-09 and 1-16-09.
(1-15-09) Thursday:
Video Blog #6 after the jump…
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC 93 event, which will take place at the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday January 17, 2009. All fighters successfully made weight and it is interesting to note how light both main event fighters, Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson came in. Main Event Rich Franklin … Read more
Shogun’s striking is looking sharp as he prepares for his fight with Mark Coleman. Shogun talks about the bad blood between himself and “The Hammer.” He will face Coleman on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at UFC 93 in a light heavyweight match up in Dublin, Ireland.
Dana’s UFC 93 video blog for 1-14-09. He’s in Ireland now talking with the local Irish fans. Also, Dana catches one of his friends hustling him on a bet…busted!
On Saturday, January 17, 2009, UFC 93: FRANKLIN VS. HENDERSON will take place in Dublin, Ireland at the 02 Arena.
Headlining the event at light heavyweight is former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, Dan Henderson going up against the former UFC Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin. Their match will decide who will be the coach for Team USA on season nine of The Ultimate Fighter.
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