Tag: UFC 209

Pic: Controversial Woodley vs. Wonderboy II Scorecard

It’s safe to say that the welterweight title bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., March 4, 2017) UFC 209 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, didn’t deliver on the momentum created by their “Fight of the Night”-winning first fight at last November’s UFC

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It’s safe to say that the welterweight title bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., March 4, 2017) UFC 209 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, didn’t deliver on the momentum created by their “Fight of the Night”-winning first fight at last November’s UFC 205.

It was a largely cautious bout where precious little action was seen from both men until a furious late onslaught from Woodley that most likely earned “The Chosen One” the controversial majority decision after their first fight was ruled a majority draw. Many, including himself and UFC President Dana White thought Thompson, although not doing as much as he could have, outworked Woodley outside of a third-round takedown and some ground and pound, controlling the Octagon and landing more and better shots standing up.

But the judges didn’t feel that way, and one judge, Sal D’Amato, gave Thompson three of the first four rounds only to give Woodley a 10-8 score in the final frame to make the fight a majority draw, something White called insane. The result was a fitting end to a strange and disappointing fight week, and ‘Wonderboy’ is left to wonder what could have been had he been able to take the judges out of the equation.

How did you score the close, technical title fight. Take a look at how the cageside judges scored it last night and see if you agree:

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UFC 209 Salaries: Khabib Misses Out On Massive Payday

Although last night’s (Sat., March 4, 2017) UFC 209 didn’t necessarily deliver the most exciting pay-per-view (PPV) main event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the two top fighters on the card still earned a solid purse for their effort. But they weren’t the highest-earning fighters on the card, however, as that honor went to

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Although last night’s (Sat., March 4, 2017) UFC 209 didn’t necessarily deliver the most exciting pay-per-view (PPV) main event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the two top fighters on the card still earned a solid purse for their effort.

But they weren’t the highest-earning fighters on the card, however, as that honor went to main card fighters Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt for their exciting tilt, where “The Reem” scored an emphatic knockout with some singing Muay Thai knees in the third frame. Overeem and Hunt both out-earned welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and challenger Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in the main event with $750,000 each according to the official salaries disclosed by the NSAC courtesy of ESPN’s Brett Okamoto:

Two other high-profile fighters on the card obviously did not, however, as scheduled interim lightweight title bout particiants Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson missed out some massive paydays.

“The Eagle” was forced of the awaited title fight due to complications with his weight cut, costing him a lofty $500,000 in the process, while “El Cucuy” could have earned the same if he won:

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Tyron Woodley: ‘My Life Was A Little Bit Better Before I Had the Belt’

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley successfully defended his title Saturday night at UFC 209 in a rematch with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. It was a close majority decision that lacked much in the way of action until the fifth and final frame, something not lost on the crowd in attendance, who rained down heckles and jeers […]

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley successfully defended his title Saturday night at UFC 209 in a rematch with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. It was a close majority decision that lacked much in the way of action until the fifth and final frame, something not lost on the crowd in attendance, who rained down heckles and jeers […]

Alistair Overeem Talks Who He Wants Next, Stipe vs. JDS 2

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem made a successful return to the octagon Saturday at UFC 209 in his first fight back since a title fight loss to champ Stipe Miocic last fall. Knocking out veteran slugger Mark Hunt with vicious knees in the first round (his second win over Hunt following a 2008 submission victory over […]

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem made a successful return to the octagon Saturday at UFC 209 in his first fight back since a title fight loss to champ Stipe Miocic last fall. Knocking out veteran slugger Mark Hunt with vicious knees in the first round (his second win over Hunt following a 2008 submission victory over […]

Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt Full Fight Video Highlights

Despite having food poisoning before his heavyweight bout with hard-hitting Mark Hunt at Saturday’s UFC 209 PPV (pay-per-view) event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, top contender Alistair Overeem overcame all that was brought upon him and produced a great performance. Due to Hunt’s ongoing lawsuit against the UFC and UFC President Dana

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Despite having food poisoning before his heavyweight bout with hard-hitting Mark Hunt at Saturday’s UFC 209 PPV (pay-per-view) event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, top contender Alistair Overeem overcame all that was brought upon him and produced a great performance.

Due to Hunt’s ongoing lawsuit against the UFC and UFC President Dana White, this bout did take place on the main card but not where it should’ve been slotted, which is the co-main event. Instead, Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur was the co-main event while Overeem and Hunt opened the main card.

Overeem pressed forward and avoided the lingering danger that Hunt can create with his strikes to dominate Hunt in their fight. Overeem finished him the final round of their three-round bout via KO (knees), which saw Hunt faceplant to the canvas. No doubt it was a shocking ending to the fight as Hunt has a reputation for being tough to finish.

The UFC has uploaded highlights from the bout to the UFC on FOX YouTube channel, which you can watch here:

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Mark Hunt Suffers Broken Tibia in UFC 209 Loss to Overeem

Saturday night at UFC 209 in Las Vegas, things just didn’t go Mark Hunt’s way. Tenderized by former UFC title challenger Alistair Overeem, then finished off with some brutal knees, it was a short night for The Super Samoan. Worse, it now appears that Hunt suffered a broken tibia in his right leg during the […]

Saturday night at UFC 209 in Las Vegas, things just didn’t go Mark Hunt’s way. Tenderized by former UFC title challenger Alistair Overeem, then finished off with some brutal knees, it was a short night for The Super Samoan. Worse, it now appears that Hunt suffered a broken tibia in his right leg during the […]