{"id":216450,"date":"2017-01-09T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T22:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=216450"},"modified":"2017-01-09T14:37:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T22:37:42","slug":"breaking-stephen-thompson-vs-tyron-woodley-2-set-for-ufc-209-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/breaking-stephen-thompson-vs-tyron-woodley-2-set-for-ufc-209-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING! 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Apparently Woodley vs. Thompson 2 is targeted to headline <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC209?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC209<\/a>, Diaz vs. Lawler 2 would be co-main.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Taylor (@CTaylor_96) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTaylor_96\/status\/808505447628029952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Woodley and Thompson first met at November&#8217;s historic UFC 205 event in New York and after five-rounds of action the fight was ruled a majority draw by the judges in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the fight, UFC president Dana White announced that an immediate rematch would be booked to settle the score and now fight fans have that date, March 4 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his draw with Woodley, Thompson was riding an impressive seven-fight win streak which included victories over Rory MacDonald, Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, prior to his five-round war with &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221;, Tyron Woodley was coming off a first-round knockout victory over Robbie Lawler which earned &#8220;The Chosen One&#8221; the UFC&#8217;s coveted welterweight strap. 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