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UFC 209: How Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson Can Adjust in Their Rematch

Woodley and Thompson put on an epic fight at UFC 205 last November.Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images

Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley meets challenger Stephen Thompson for the second time on Saturday at UFC 209 in a rematch of their epic, back-and-forth draw last November.

When the two men first met at UFC 205 in November, it was an odd-couple pairing.

Woodley had waited patiently for his shot at the belt, sitting out 18 months until Robbie Lawler was available and then making the most of his opportunity with a thunderous right hand that leveled the champion.