UFC
UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
When: January 17, 2009
Where: O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland
How: PPV
Who:
Preliminary Bouts:
Abdul Mohamed vs. TBD
Nate Mohr vs. Dennis Siver
Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
Antonio Mendes vs. Eric Schafer
Ivan Serati vs. Thomasz Drwal
Martin Kampmann vs. Alexandre Barros
Main Bouts:
Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares
Chris Lytle vs. Marcus Davis
Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang
Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn II
When: January 31, 2009
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
How: PPV
Who:
Preliminary Bouts:
Dan Cramer vs. Matt Arroyo
Jake O’Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
John Howard vs. Chris Wilson
Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
Akihiro Gono vs. Jon Fitch
Preliminary Bouts:
Clay Guida vs. Nate Diaz
Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Stephan Bonner vs. Jon Jones
Thiago Silva vs. Lyoto Machida
BJ Penn vs. Georges St-Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
UFC Fight Night 17
When: February 7, 2009
Where: USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida
How: Spike TV
Who:
Preliminary Bouts:
Matt Riddle vs. Steve Bruno
Matt Grice vs. George Sotiropoulos
Rob Emerson vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Jake Rosholt vs. Alessio Sakara
Rich Clementi vs. Gleison Tibau
Luigi Fioravanti vs. Anthony Johnson
Main Bouts:
Denis Stojnic vs. Cain Velasquez
Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah
Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer
Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon
UFC 95
When: February 21, 2009
Where: O2 Arena in London, England
How: PPV
Who:
Neil Grove vs. TBD
Troy “Rude Boy” Mandaloniz vs. Paul Kelly
Stefan Struve vs. Junior dos Santos
Shannon Gugerty vs. Jeff Lawson
Wilson Gouveia vs. Nate Marquardt
Gleison Tibau vs. Rich Clementi
Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham
Justin Buchholz vs. Terry Etim
Chael Sonnen vs. Damian Maia
Paulo Thiago vs. Josh Koschek
Joe Stevenson vs. Diego Sanchez
UFC 96
When: March 7, 2009
Where: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
How: PPV
Who:
Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller
Dustin Hazelett vs. Ben Saunders
Shane Carwin vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Jason Day vs. Kendall Grove
Roger Huerta vs. Spencer Fisher
Brandon Vera vs. Mike Patt
UFC Fight Night 18
When: April 1, 2009
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
How: Spike TV
Who:
Efrain Escudero vs. Jeremy Stephens
The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Debut
When: April 8, 2009
Where: TBD
How: Spike TV
Who:
USA Team vs. U.K. Team, with both countries having fighters in the lightweight (155 pounds) and welterweight (170 pounds) divisions. There will be no amateurs on this year’s season, or any fighters with less than 3 professional bouts.
Michael Bisping will coach the U.K. Team. Winner of Dan Henderson-Rich Franklin bout will coach the U.S. Team.
UFC 97
When: April 18, 2009
Where: Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada
How: PPV
Who:
David Loiseau vs. Ed Herman
Thales Leites vs. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight champion)
UFC 99
When: June 13, 2009
Where: Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany
How: PPV
Who:
TBD