LAS VEGAS — Sequels are rarely better than the originals, and that idiom rang true at UFC 209.
Tyron Woodley left the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night still in possession of his UFC welterweight title, having captured a majority decision victory over Stephen Thompson in UFC 209’s main event. But his rematch against “Wonderboy” paled in comparison to the action-packed first meeting between the two welterweights, as Woodley and Thompson found themselves locked in an uneventful stalemate for large portions of the bout. And both men were well aware of the optics of how things played out.