==== 2017 ====
Rematchen mod Woodley fandt sted den 4, marts, 2017, som hovedkampen på [[UFC 209]]. Thompson tabte via majority afgørelse (48–47, 47–47, and 48–47). Ud fra 19 medier gav 5 kampen til Woodley, 6 til Thompson og 8 havde den uadgjort.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/18827687/tyron-woodley-defeats-stephen-thompson-via-majority-decision-retain-welterweight-title|title=Woodley retains title with majority decision win|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://mmadecisions.com/decision/7832/Tyron-Woodley-vs-Stephen-Thompson|title=MMADecisions.com|website=MMADecisions.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref>
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