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UFC 93: Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua TKOs Mark Coleman

Jan 17, 2009 - The long-awaited rematch between Mark Coleman and Shogun Rua ended with Rua winning a strange, slow-paced third-round TKO today at UFC 93 in Dublin.



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Coleman had previously handed Rua his only loss in 13 Pride fights, beating him by TKO in 2006 when Rua suffered a nasty dislocation of his elbow and couldn't continue.

This time, Rua got a measure of revenge, but he didn't look particularly impressive in the process. He dominated the fight, but it looked more like Coleman was old and slow than like Rua was whipping a good opponent. At the end of the first round, Coleman looked like he was ripe for being finished, but it took Rua until the last minute of the third round before he finally ended it.

Still, for the 27-year-old Rua, any win is a good win at this point. Two years ago he was considered the best light heavyweight in the world, but he lost his UFC debut in 2007 and didn't fight at all in an injury-plagued 2008. Rua's record is now 17-3.

Putting their bad blood aside, the fighters embraced in the Octagon afterward, and then Coleman suggested that they should fight a third time.

"I think I deserve another one," Coleman said. "It's one to one, Shogun."

Coleman, whose record is 15-9, is one of the all-time greats and a UFC Hall of Famer, but he's wrong here: He doesn't deserve another one. He did not look good at all against Rua, and at age 44, he should think long and hard about whether he still belongs in the Octagon.

In the main event at UFC 93, Dan Henderson beat Rich Franklin by split decision, earning Henderson a spot as a coach on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. It was an active fight between two MMA veterans, but it was marred by a couple of accidental fouls, as Henderson and Franklin accidentally butted heads in the first round, and then Henderson accidentally poked Franklin in the eye in the third.

Other UFC 93 action included Marcus Davis beating Chris Lytle in a wild split decision, and Alan Belcher stunning Denis Kang by getting him in a guillotine choke. It was the UFC's first trip to Dublin, Ireland, and the enthusiastic reception of the Irish fans indicates that they'll be back for more.

Here are the full UFC 93 results.

UPDATE: UFC 93 Morning After: Complete coverage of Dan Henderson and all the UFC 93 winners.

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