Woodley vs Thompson UFC 209 schedule: Fight card, TV guide, odds, date, time, venue

The welterweight championship is once again on the line in this rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson, who had an exceptional UFC 205 battle.

ufc, stephen thompson, tyron woodley — Stephen Thompson [L] and Tyron WoodleyReuters

The unfinished business from the landmark UFC 205 event at the Madison Square Garden, New York, last year, could finally see coming to an end at UFC 209. We're talking of Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson here.

The two exceptional welterweight MMA fighters squared off last November and went the distance by taking part in all the five rounds. Such was the intensity of the match that the judges had no option than to award a majority draw.

The fight also turned out to be the Fight of the Night (FOTN) at UFC New York.

If Woodley, the UFC welterweight champion, was good on one aspect, Thompson, an accomplished kickboxer, proved to be impressive on another aspect.

Ahead of their rematch, we still can't figure out any possible favourite or underdog.

The co-main event sports yet another cracker as the highly-rated ferocious Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov takes on Tony Ferguson for the interim UFC lightweight championship; the winner gets a chance to face Conor McGregor for the real championship, next.

Also fighting at UFC 209 are MMA veterans Rashad Evans (the former UFC light heavyweight champion) as well as the juggernauts Mark Hunt and Alistair Overeem.