UFC 209 live: Tyron Woodley beats Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson to retain the welterweight championship

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Woodley and Thompson couldn't be separated in New York (Getty )

UFC 209 saw a rematch of one of the best fights in 2016 as welterweight champion Tyron Woodley beat Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in a renewal of their UFC 205 rivalry. Follow the latest here.

• UFC 205 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
• Tyron Woodley retains his UFC welterweight championship against Stephen Thompson
• Pair fought out a majority draw at UFC 205 last year
• Co-main event of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson cancelled
• Nurmagomedov failed to make weight and had to be taken to hospital
• Main card:
• Tyron Woodley def Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson by majority decision
• David Teymur def Lando Vannata by unanimous decision
• Dan Kelly def Rashad Evans by unanimous decision
• Cynthia Calvillo def Amanda Cooper by submission
• Alistair Overeem def Mark Hunt by KO

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What time does it start?

The UFC 209 early pre-lims begin at 23:30 GMT, with the pre-lims beginning at 01:00 GMT and the main card starting at 03:00 GMT.

Where can I watch it?

UFC 209 main card will be shown live on BT Sport 2, with the pre-lims being shown live on BT Sport 2 and UFC Fight Pass and the early pre-lims being shown on UFC Fight Pass only.

Full fight card

Main card:

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Lando Vannata vs David Teymur

Rashad Evans vs Dan Kelly

Amanda Cooper vs Cynthia Calvillo

Alistair Overeem vs Mark Hunt

Pre-lims:

Marcin Tybura vs Luis Henrique

Mirsad Bektic vs Darren Elkins

Iuri Alcantara vs Luke Sanders

Mark Godbeer vs Daniel Spitz

Early pre-lims:

Tyson Pedro vs. Paul Craig

Albert Morales vs. Andre Soukhamthath

[5 March 2017 00:36 · Jack de Menezes]

Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of UFC 209, where Tyron Woodley and Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson go at it once again in a rematch of the UFC 205 epic.

[5 March 2017 00:39 · Jack de Menezes]

 Our UFC columnist, Dan Hardy, previews the big fight of the night:

[5 March 2017 00:39 · Jack de Menezes]

Who will win the UFC welterweight title?

[5 March 2017 00:40 · Jack de Menezes]

So where's the co-main event? Well, we've got some bad news on that front...

[5 March 2017 00:42 · Jack de Menezes]

Our first result of the night is in as Albert Morales beats Andre Soukhamthath via a split decision.

[5 March 2017 01:00 · Jack de Menezes]

[5 March 2017 01:04 · Jack de Menezes]

Pre-lims underway!

We begin with the light heavyweight bout between Mark Godbeer and Daniel Spitz and they're already on their way into the Octagon.

[5 March 2017 01:05 · Jack de Menezes]

Mark Godbeer vs Daniel Spitz

With the introductions carried out by Bruce Buffer, we're ready to go! Can Englishman Mark Godbeer get a W on the board?

[5 March 2017 01:12 · Jack de Menezes]

Mark Godbeer vs Daniel Spitz

Round 1: Godbeer takes the centre of the Octagon and lands a nice low kick to the thigh of Spitz. He then sends Spitz to the canvas with an inside leg kick that takes the American's footing away. Godbeer ends the round having been the main aggressor throughout, and lands a strong counter right just on the hooter.

[5 March 2017 01:17 · Jack de Menezes]

Mark Godbeer vs Daniel Spitz

Round 2: Spitz gets the takedown 90 seconds into the second round, and Godbeer immediately gets full guard which was a bit sloppy from Spitz. They eventually stand up in the clinch, and Godbeer separates before taking the fight to Spitz. Godbeer lands a big left knee to the body and Spitz suddenly looks exhausted! He has blood coming from the nose, and Godbeer can sense a finish here.He doesn't manage it though, and Spitz somehow sees the end of the round.