UFC 209

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 4, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.[2]

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
The poster for UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 4, 2017
VenueT-Mobile Arena
CityLas Vegas, Nevada
Attendance13,150[1]
Total gate$2,385,230[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

Background

The event was originally scheduled to take place on February 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[3] However, due to a lack of suitable headliners for the original UFC 208 (scheduled for Anaheim, California), that event was postponed to July 29 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 was the fourth UFC event held in the venue.[3]

A number of fans, including longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan, had expressed hope that UFC 209 would feature Nick and/or Nate Diaz on the card or be held in or near their hometown of Stockton, California. 209 is the telephone area code for Stockton: the brothers have long expressed pride in being from "the 209", and Nate Diaz had even once yelled "209! 209!" at Clay Guida during their fight as trash talk.[4] Rogan even went so far as to say that a Diaz-based UFC 209 could break the company's pay-per-view buy record. Ultimately, the UFC could not come to financial terms with either Diaz brother, and the Stockton Arena was deemed too small for a major pay-per-view event.[5]

A UFC Welterweight Championship rematch between current champion Tyron Woodley and five-time kickboxing world champion Stephen Thompson headlined this event.[6] The pairing met recently at UFC 205, as Woodley retained his title after the fight ended in a majority draw.[7]

An interim UFC Lightweight Championship bout between undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner Tony Ferguson was expected to take place at the co-main event.[8] 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[9] and Ferguson pulling out due to a lung issue, respectively.[10] Once again the bout suffered a cancellation, as Nurmagomedov had medical issues related to his weight cut and the doctors opted to pull him from the event on weigh-in day.[11]

Igor Pokrajac was expected to face Ed Herman at the event. However, Pokrajac pulled out of the fight in early February citing an injury, and was replaced by Gadzhimurad Antigulov.[12] Then, on February 20, Herman revealed that he was injured and also unable to compete at the event.[13] In turn, promotion officials elected to remove Antigulov from the card and he will be rescheduled for a future event.[14]

Todd Duffee was expected to face Mark Godbeer at the event. However, Duffee pulled out of the fight in mid-February for undisclosed reasons.[15] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Daniel Spitz.[16]

A heavyweight bout between Marcin Tybura and Luis Henrique, initially scheduled for UFC 208, was moved to this event. The pairing was initially delayed as Henrique was unable to gain medical clearance by the NYSAC after a recent corrective eye surgery.[17]

Results
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c) def. Stephen Thompson Decision (majority) (48–47, 47–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight David Teymur def. Lando Vannata Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Dan Kelly def. Rashad Evans Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Cynthia Calvillo def. Amanda Cooper Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:19
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem def. Mark Hunt KO (knees) 3 1:44
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Heavyweight Marcin Tybura def. Luis Henrique TKO (punches) 3 3:46
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Mirsad Bektić TKO (punches and head kick) 3 3:19
Bantamweight Iuri Alcântara def. Luke Sanders Submission (kneebar) 2 3:13 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Mark Godbeer def. Daniel Spitz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Tyson Pedro def. Paul Craig TKO (elbows) 1 4:10
Bantamweight Albert Morales def. Andre Soukhamthath Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. Sanders was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal knee to a downed opponent.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[19]

  • Fight of the Night: David Teymur vs. Lando Vannata
  • Performance of the Night: Darren Elkins and Iuri Alcântara

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $3,057,000.[20]

  • Tyron Woodley: $500,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Stephen Thompson: $380,000
  • David Teymur: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Lando Vannata: $25,000
  • Dan Kelly: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $150,000
  • Cynthia Calvillo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Amanda Cooper: $17,000
  • Alistair Overeem: $750,000 (no win bonus) def. Mark Hunt: $750,000
  • Marcin Tybura: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Luis Henrique: $16,000
  • Darren Elkins: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def. Mirsad Bektić: $21,000
  • Iuri Alcântara: $68,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Luke Sanders: $12,000
  • Mark Godbeer: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Daniel Spitz: $12,000
  • Tyson Pedro: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Paul Craig: $12,000
  • Albert Morales: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Andre Soukhamthath: $10,000

See also

References
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  2. Dave Doyle (2016-12-01). "UFC reschedules Anaheim event; Brooklyn card is now UFC 208". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. 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.
  4. https://talksport.com/sport/mma/117465/nate-diaz-209-stockton-ufc-fight/
  5. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattconnolly/2017/02/24/joe-rogan-ufc-209-with-nick-and-nate-diaz-would-have-broken-pay-per-view-record/#354940cb72a8
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  7. Dave Doyle (2016-11-13). "UFC 205 results: Tyron Woodley retains title in wild draw with Stephen Thompson". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  8. Dave Doyle (2017-01-12). "Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson official for UFC 209". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  9. 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.
  10. Damon Martin (2016-04-05). "Tony Ferguson out; Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira set as new main event". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  11. Marc Raimondi (2017-03-03). "UFC releases statement on Khabib Nurmagomedov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  12. Marcel Dorff (2017-02-07). "Igor Pokrajac out, Gadzimurad Antigulov against Ed Herman at UFC 209" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  13. Jordan Breen (2017-02-20). "Ed Herman reveals injury, Gadzhimurad Antigulov in need for new opponent for UFC 209 on March 9". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  14. Tristen Critchfield (2017-02-23). "UFC 209 lineup finalized with addition of two new bouts". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  15. Staff (2017-02-16). "Mark Godbeer says opponent Todd Duffee out of UFC 209 matchup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  16. Dave Doyle (2017-02-17). "Daniel Spitz replaces Todd Duffee at UFC 209". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  17. Tomasz Nowosielski (2017-02-16). "Marcin Tybura vs. Luis Henrique at UFC 209" (in Polish). mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  18. "UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  19. Tristen Critchfield (2017-03-05). "UFC 209 Bonuses: Teymur, Vannata, Elkins, Alcantara capture $50K awards". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  20. Staff (2017-03-06). "UFC 209 salaries: Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt earn flat $750,000 fight purses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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