Lineup, broadcast plans set for next month's UFC 209 with two title fights

The 10-fight broadcast lineup for next month’s double-title UFC 209 event has been finalized.

UFC officials have announced the full broadcast plans and finalized lineup for the event, which takes place March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following preliminary bouts on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) rematches challenger Stephen Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) after their UFC 205 majority draw in New York City. Woodley got the nod from one judge in their first fight, but the two others ruled it a draw.

Also on the main card, Tony Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) fights Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) for the interim lightweight title. The winner is expected to face champion Conor McGregor to unify the 155-pound belts after McGregor returns from some time away ahead of the birth of his first child.

The main card also features the middleweight debut of former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (19-5-1 MMA, 14-5-1 UFC), who meets Daniel Kelly (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC); David Teymur (5-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Lando Vannata (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at lightweight; and a heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt (12-10-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) and Alistair Overeem (41-15 MMA, 6-4 UFC).

A four-fight FS1-broadcast preliminary card precedes the pay-per-view bouts at 8 p.m. ET. The featured bout on FS1 is slated to be a heavyweight tilt between Todd Duffee (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Mark Godbeer (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) – though Godbeer recently said Duffee is out of the fight. Since that declaration, though, the UFC has finalized the official bout order and broadcast lineup – and Duffee remains.

The featured UFC Fight Pass bout takes place at light heavyweight between a pair of unbeatens in Paul Craig (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Tyson Pedro (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

The complete UFC 209 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• 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

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Todd Duffee vs. Mark Godbeer
• Luis Henrique vs. Marcin Tybura
• Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins
• Iuri Alcantara vs. Luke Sanders

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)

• Paul Craig vs. Tyson Pedro

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