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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Middleweight title contender Dan Henderson is picking Nate Marquardt to come out on top against Demian Maia in Saturday's UFC 102 fight that could determine the next opponent for either Henderson or champion Anderson Silva.

"I would have to go with Marquardt," Henderson said Friday before the weigh-ins. "He's good enough not to get submitted – although Demian is better than anybody with submissions.

"I just think Demian is a little bit too green on his feet and Marquardt's too comfortable everywhere. I would give the edge to Marquardt even though I think it's going to be a back and forth technical fight."

After the 1996 Olympics, Dan Henderson was a world-class athlete looking for a way to make a living. He had just competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in Atlanta, and he knew he wasn't ready to retire as an athlete at age 26, but he also knew there was no professional Greco-Roman wrestling circuit.

So he decided to take a shot at mixed martial arts, a sport so obscure that when he told people he was doing it, most didn't know what it was. Even those who had heard of it were only vaguely aware of what it was; some people called it Ultimate Fighting, some called it vale tudo, some called it no holds barred, and some called it savagery unfit for an Olympian.

But Henderson entered the Brazil Open in 1997, and that began an MMA career that has seen him fight professionally on four continents, and an MMA career that continued on Saturday with his victory over Rich Franklin in the main event at UFC 93.

Welcome to the FanHouse UFC 93 live blog, where we'll have live, round-by-round updates of the three undercard fights on today's UFC pay-per-view show.

The undercard consists of Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang, Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle and Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares. When those fights are over, you'll want to switch over to our UFC 93 main event live blog, where we'll have round-by-round updates of the co-main event, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Mark Coleman, and the main event, Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson.

If you just want to know who won and how, check our UFC 93 results page. The undercard live blog has begun and is after the jump.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in Ireland on Saturday for UFC 93, a pay-per-view show that has been lost in the shuffle between the great UFC 92 and UFC 94 cards. But while a lot of fans will skip this card, we'll be here at FanHouse all weekend with full coverage. Below is everything you need to know to get ready.