It didn’t happen, and judges had to squeeze out a scorecard from the dry desert air to close UFC 209. “A lot was at stake and these guys fought the way they needed to win,” said UFC president Dana White, who saw the contest for Thompson. The second period featured a right hand from Woodley that nicked Thompson under an eye, but little else that made scoring a sure thing. “It was a close fight,” Woodley said after retaining the title he won in devastating fashion at the beginning of 2016 against Robbie Lawler. Needing to fill an empty slot on the main card, the UFC pushed up a female fight at 115lbs.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2017 08:15 UTC