The 5 worst UFC title fights of the decade (2010-2019)

#2 Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson, UFC 209 – 03/04/2017

Tyron Woodley's rematch with Stephen Thompson largely lacked action

When Tyron Woodley defended his UFC Welterweight title against top contender Stephen Thompson at UFC 205, the two men came away with a pair of $50k bonuses for the Fight of the Night, and after the showdown ended in a majority draw, most fans were excited by the potential of a rematch.

The UFC obliged, but somehow, not only did ‘The Chosen One’ and ‘Wonderboy’ completely fail to live up to the first fight, they also put on a stinker worthy of being considered an all-time bad title fight. Thompson continually sniped at Woodley from the outside but after being badly hurt in the first fight, seemed too wary of Woodley’s power to truly open up, while the champion looked shockingly tentative, allowing ‘Wonderboy’ to back him up throughout the fight.

The action did pick up, but only in the dying seconds of the fight – when Woodley caught Thompson with a big right hand and had him on the verge of being finished before the buzzer sounded to end the bout. The barrage turned out to be enough to convince the judges that Woodley had won the fight, and he retained his title – but didn’t exactly win the favour of the fans in the process.