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 05:15 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Woodley does one lap around the Octagon as he enters, fist bumping Wonderboy on his way round just to remind everyone that there's no ill-feeling here.

[5 March 2017 05:18 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Round one: With Bruce Buffer's introductions out of the way, the fight finally begins!

[5 March 2017 05:24 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Round one: Wonderboy throws the first meaningful attack with a sidekick, but Woodley is quickly out of the way and looks slightly conservative so far. The first three minutes pass by without anything of note though, and it's beginning to test the crowds' patience. The first round ends with boos ringing out as there were just six strikes landed between the two. Not quite what we expected...

[5 March 2017 05:30 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Round two: This is getting a little bit tedious now and the fans are far from happy. Woodley is refusing to engage at the moment, and is happy to circle Wonderboy while trying to stay out of his reach. As the aggressor, and I use that term lossely, Wonderboy us picking up the points at the moment. 

The round ends again with little of note, Woodley landing a couple of right hands, but that's it. This isn't what we were expecting from the rematch.

[5 March 2017 05:36 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Round three: Woodley finally goes for an attack and pins Wonderboy on the cage. He gets the trip takedown, and tries to mount Wonderboy in something similar to what happened in December. Wonderboy gets up to his feet in the clinch, and Woodley responds with two big knees to the chin, before he finally breaks clear of the clinch. Wonderboy ends the round with a big left hand, but at least there was something to watch in that round.

[5 March 2017 05:42 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Round four: Woodley is looking much busier now as he tries to make Wonderboy work for the round, but so far everything is a swing and a miss. Wonderboy livens the fight up with a spinning heel kick, though Woodley wears it on the fist, but it quickly settles back into a lull as both refuse to engage, drawing the boos once again. 

[5 March 2017 05:50 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

Round five: Into the final round of what has been a hugely disappointing fight so far. Woodley comes out swinging this time around and he seems to know he' behind on the cards. The fight ends with Woodley on the front foot, and he drops him with a powerful right hook. The referee thinks about stopping it, but the hooter goes to end the fight just in time. That might be enough to see Woodley hold on.

[5 March 2017 05:53 · Jack de Menezes]

Tyron Woodley vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson

The judges score the fight:

48-47

48-47

48-48

TO TYRON WOODLEY! THE CHAMPION RETAINS!

[5 March 2017 06:34 · Jack de Menezes]