UFC 209 kicks off live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tomorrow (Sat. March 4, 2017), and what an event the promotion has in store for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans.
The even will co headlined by a rematch of UFC 205’s Fight Of The Night for the welterweight title between champion Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson, after their initial meeting ended in a majority draw. Our co-main event features an interim lightweight title contest between two of the best 155-pounders of all time in No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson.
The early weigh-ins took place this morning (Fri. March 2, 2017) and you can check out who made weight here below (keep refreshing page for updates as fighters continue to weigh-in):
Main Card (PPV, 10 P.M. ET):
Welterweight: (C) Tyron Woodley (170) vs. Stephen Thompson (169)
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson (154.5)
(Nurmagomedov hospitalized and not medically cleared to fight)
Middleweight: Rashad Evans (185) vs. Dan Kelly (186)
Lightweight: Lando Vannata (156) vs. David Teymur (156)
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem (256) vs. Mark Hunt (265)
Prelims (FS1, 8 P.M. ET):
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura (251.5) vs. Luis Henrique (248.5)
Featherweight: Mirsad Bektic (145) vs. Darren Elkins (145.5)
Bantamweight: Iuri Alcantara (135.5) vs. Luke Sanders (135)
Heavyweight: Mark Godbeer (241.4) vs. Daniel Spitz (240)
UFC Fight Pass Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 P.M. ET):
Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro (205) vs. Paul Craig (204)
Women’s Strawweight: Amanda Cooper (116) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (115.5)
Bantamweight: Albert Morales (135.5) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (136)
Make sure to keep it locked here with LowKick for the UFC 209 ceremonial weigh-in viewing party. Come back here at 7 P.M. ET for all the action:
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