{"id":224477,"date":"2017-02-22T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T18:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=224477"},"modified":"2017-02-22T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T20:10:04","slug":"ufc-209-official-fight-card-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-209\/ufc-209-official-fight-card-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 209 Woodley vs. Thompson 2: Official Fight Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next UFC fight card on the horizon is UFC 209, a stacked pay-per-view that will emanate from Las Vegas&#8217; T-Mobile Arena on March 4.<\/p>\n<p>This anticipated fight card will be headlined by a welterweight title rematch between Tyron &#8220;The Chosen One&#8221; Woodley and Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson, who fought to<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-205-results-tyron-woodley-and-stephen-thompson-fight-to-a-draw-highlights\/\"> an action-packed draw in the co-main event of November&#8217;s UFC 205<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The card&#8217;s co-main event, meanwhile, will see undefeated Dagestani star Khabib &#8220;The Eagle&#8221; Nurmagomedov collide with the streaking Tony &#8220;El Cucuy&#8221; Ferguson in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-official-ufc-209\/\">an interim lightweight title fight<\/a>. The winner of this fight is then likely to be pencilled in for a bout with reigning undisputed lightweight champion Conor McGregor sometime in the future, though the timetable for this title-unifying showdown is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on the UFC 209 bill, we&#8217;ll witness an anticipated heavyweight rematch between veteran strikers Mark Hunt and Alistair Overeem, a lightweight bout between venomous finishers Lando Vannata and David Teymur, and the middleweight debut of former light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans, who will be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rashad-evans\/report-rashad-evans-make-middleweight-debut-ufc-209\/\">taking on Australian judoka Dan Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC 209 undercard, finally, will feature appearances from hot prospects in several of the promotions most exciting divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a full rundown of the star-studded UFC 209 lineup:<\/p>\n<p id=\"htIG0d\"><strong>UFC 209 Main Card | 10:00 p.m. ET \/ 7:00 p.m. PT on pay-per-view\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>170 lbs.: Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson for the welterweight title<br \/>\n155 lbs.: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title<br \/>\n185 lbs.: Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Kelly<br \/>\n155 lbs.: David Teymur vs. Lando Vannata<br \/>\n265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem<\/p>\n<p id=\"Asp8gz\"><strong>The Prelims | 8:00 p.m. ET \/ 5:00 p.m. PT on Fox Sports 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>265 lbs.: Mark Godbeer vs. Daniel Spitz<br \/>\n265 lbs.: Luis Henrique vs. Marcin Tybura<br \/>\n145 lbs.: Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins<br \/>\n135 lbs.: Iuri Alcantara vs. Luke Sanders<\/p>\n<p id=\"BvSZI3\"><strong>The Fight Pass\u00a0Prelims | 7:30 p.m. ET \/ 4:30 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"OOuEqF\">205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Tyson Pedro<\/p>\n<p>What fight on the UFC 209 bill are you most excited for? 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