UFC 93 Odds and Betting Lines
Robert K - December 28th, 2008 .The UFC ventures in to uncharted territory after back to back shows in Las Vegas. Dana White and company travel to the brand new O2 arena in Dublin, Ireland for UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson. We bring you the most up to date UFC 93 odds and betting lines after the jump.
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Odds for UFC 93
Rich Franklin -125 vs. Dan Henderson +100
Mark Coleman +288 vs. Mauricio Rua -365
Alan Belcher +275 vs. Denis Kang -300
Marcus Davis -115 vs. Chris Lytle -105
Jeremy Horn +280 vs. Rousimar Palhares -350
Preliminary card
Martin Kampmann -425 vs. Alexandre Barros +345
Eric Schafer -125 vs. Antonio Mendes -100
Tomasz Drwal -215 vs. Ivan Serati +175
Thomas Egan +160 vs. John Hathaway -200
UFC 93 features a comeback theme. All four headlining stars are either returning from serious injury, a long lay off or a bad loss. In the main event former champions Dan Henderson and Rich Franklin meet for the first time. Both have been long time middleweight champions however after losses to Anderson Silva both men are looking to work their way up to championship contention. The match up has added intrigue with the winner set to become coach of Team USA on the Ultimate Fighter 9. The current UFC 93 betting odds have Henderson as the -125 favorite with Franklin the +100 underdog (Bet $100 for a $100 profit).
In the co-main event the once number one ranked light heavyweight fighter and Pride middleweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua returns after his upset defeat to Forrest Griffin. The former Pride star is looking to settle the score with MMA legend and UFC “Hall of Famer” Mark “The Hammer” Coleman. The two met back in 2006, a freak injury to Shogun ended the bout only 49 seconds into the first round. In their return match Shogun is the -300 favorite to revenge his 2006 loss. Coleman the only man to win both UFC and Pride tournaments is priced at +300.
Several other UFC stars are set to feature on main card including former Pride middleweight champion Denis Kang, welterweight striker Marcus Davis, BJJ standout Rousimar Palhares and UFC veteran Jeremy Horn.
