Saturday January 13 another new UFC year kicks off with its first big event of 2009, UFC 93.

The light heavyweights head the night with former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin battling it out with former PRIDE welterweight and middleweight world champ Dan Henderson.

Franklin has home-field advantage, with the 3-round bout taking place at the O2 Arena in his native Dublin, Ireland. But oddsmakers have once Olympic wrestler Henderson as the clear favorite.

UFC 93 will also see Mark Coleman step back into the Octagon--after a 2 year hiatus, following a loss against Fedor Emelianenko--for a long-awaited rematch against Mauricio Rua (aka "Shogun"). This'll also be a long-awaited return for Shogun too, as he was sidelined early in '08 after an ACL injury.

Odds favor Coleman's strength and stand-up skills against Rua's Brazilian Muay Thai.

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