Completed MMA Event

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2

UFC 209
  • Saturday 03.04.2017 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Joe Rogan, Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,385,230
  • Attendance: 13,150
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 300,000 | TV Ratings: 1.03M avg. viewers (FS1 prelims, 1.18M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Mirsad Bektić vs. Darren Elkins   |   $50,000 bonus to Elkins
  • Performance of the Night
    Iuri Alcântara vs. Luke Sanders   |   $50,000 bonus to Alcântara

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Woodley vs. Thompson II (11)Evans vs. Kelly (9)
  • Herb Dean
    Vannata vs. Teymur (10)Calvillo vs. Cooper (8)Tybura vs. Henrique (6)
  • Marc Goddard
    Hunt vs. Overeem II (7)Alcântara vs. Sanders (4)Craig vs. Pedro (2)
  • Chris Tognoni
    Bektić vs. Elkins (5)Spitz vs. Godbeer (3)Morales vs. Soukhamthath (1)

Fight Predictions

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