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Here's UFC 209's extended preview – the one champ Tyron Woodley initially wasn't happy about


Ahead of next month’s UFC 209 event, which features a championship doubleheader, the organization has released an extended video preview.

Not everyone was happy about it, though.

UFC 209 takes place March 4 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. The main card, including two title fights, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

However, the top two fights are known and set: welterweight champ Tyron Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) vs. challenger Stephen Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) in a rematch, as well as Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vs. Tony Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) for an interim lightweight belt.

The above preview focuses on both fights. However, Woodley, who’s No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, apparently wasn’t pleased with it initially.

When the UFC tweeted out a preview of the video – one that showed Thompson repeatedly needing to survive Woodley’s punches and submissions in their first meeting – the champ suggested it didn’t paint him in the best light (via Twitter):

However, Woodley later retweeted some other short previews that apparently got his stamp of approval (via Twitter):

Woodley and Thompson fought to a majority draw in November at UFC 205. Woodley, who won the title from Robbie Lawler in mid-2016, now gets a second shot at defeating No. 2-ranked Thompson.

The latest UFC 209 card includes:

  • Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson – for welterweight title
  • Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov– for interim lightweight title
  • Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Kelly
  • David Teymur vs. Lando Vannata
  • Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem
  • Mark Godbeer vs. TBA
  • Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins
  • Iuri Alcantara vs. Luke Sanders
  • Paul Craig vs. Tyson Pedro
  • Ed Herman vs. Igor Pokrajac

For more on UFC 209, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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