UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the main event is a Welterweight title fight between the current champion Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley (16-3-1, 6 KO's) fighting out of St. Louis, Missouri and his challenger five-time kickboxing world champion Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson (13-1-1, 7 KO's) fighting out of Simpsonville, South Carolina. This is the 2nd meeting between these two fighters as they previously fought on 12 November 2016 in UFC 205. Woodley was also the champion during their first encounter that ended in 5 minute time limit draw. Tonight's card is airing live from the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
The scheduled undercard bouts on tonight's card are as follows:Featherweight: Darren Elkins vs. Mirsad BektićHeavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Mark HuntHeavyweight: Todd Duffee vs. Mark GodbeerLight Heavyweight: Igor Pokrajac vs. Ed HermanLightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony FergusonLightweight: Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur