10 Biggest UFC Fights Taking Place Before 2017

Some bouts are just infused with this overarching sense that the two competitors' styles will mesh perfectly and create absolute fireworks in the octagon. The upcoming Welterweight Title match-up between champion Tyron Woodley and Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson is the epitome of that.

Deemed to be an underdog when he stepped into the cage against wily veteran 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler, Woodley's years of toiling on the peripheries of the title scene all seemed worthwhile after he delivered a series of earth-shattering strikes and claimed the belt in just one brief round.

Despite the fact that he's been controversially lobbying to compete against lapsed fighters such as former Welterweight ruler Georges St Pierre and the always divisive Nick Diaz, the UFC's first visit to Madison Square Garden at UFC 205 will be the venue for the confrontation between Woodley and 'Wonderboy' - a world class kickboxer with hellacious power that may outmatch that of his opponent.

On the other hand, Tyron has proved himself to be both resourceful with his skill set and capable of unleashing destructive blows that could render Thompson as a fork in the road towards the perceived 'bigger' fights that he's been craving. A contest that is too close to call and with a number of variables such as whether or not Thompson's takedown defense will be able to neutralise the threat of Woodley's superior wrestling acumen, it has all the makings of a showstealer on November 12.