UFC 209
| UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 4, 2017 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on March 4, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.[1]
Background
The event was originally scheduled to take place on February 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[2] However, due to a lack of suitable headliners for the original UFC 208 (scheduled for Anaheim, California), that event was postponed to August 5 and an originally scheduled UFC 209 to be held in Brooklyn was renamed as the new UFC 208. Therefore, this event was also renamed from UFC 210 to UFC 209. This will be the fifth UFC event held in the venue.[2]
A UFC Welterweight Championship rematch between current champion Tyron Woodley and five-time kickboxing world champion Stephen Thompson is expected to headline this event.[3] The pairing met recently at UFC 205, as Woodley retained his title after the fight ended in a majority draw.[4]
An interim UFC Lightweight Championship bout between undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner Tony Ferguson has also been confirmed as the co-main event.[5] The pairing was originally booked for The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale and later UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans. However, the bout was cancelled both times due to Nurmagomedov being injured[6] and Ferguson pulling out due to a lung issue, respectively.[7]
Official fight card
| Fight Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley (c) | vs. | Stephen Thompson | [a] | |||
| Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov | vs. | Tony Ferguson | [b] | |||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | vs. | Mark Hunt | ||||
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | vs. | Mirsad Bektić | ||||
| Heavyweight | Todd Duffee | vs. | Mark Godbeer | ||||
| Lightweight | Lando Vannata | vs. | David Teymur | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Lightweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Bantamweight bout: Iuri Alcântara vs. Luke Sanders[9]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Paul Craig vs. Tyson Pedro[10]
See also
References
- ^ Dave Doyle (2016-12-01). "UFC reschedules Anaheim event; Brooklyn card is now UFC 208". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ a b Staff (2016-11-09). "UFC continues to map out early 2017 with events in Anaheim, Denver, Brooklyn, Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ John Morgan (2017-01-09). "Welterweight champ Tyron Woodley rematch with Stephen Thompson headlines UFC 209". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2016-11-13). "UFC 205 results: Tyron Woodley retains title in wild draw with Stephen Thompson". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2017-01-12). "Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson official for UFC 209". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2015-10-30). "Edson Barboza steps in for Khabib Nurmagomedov to face Tony Ferguson at TUF Finale". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ Damon Martin (2016-04-05). "Tony Ferguson out; Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira set as new main event". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ Marcelo Barone (2016-12-15). "UFC forwards fight fit between Marajó and Sanders for March". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15. Template:Pt icon
- ^ Staff (2017-01-04). "Tyson Pedro to face Paul Craig at UFC 209 | Daily Telegraph". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
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