UFC 181 will have the eyes of the world watching, with a double main event on December 6th in Las Vegas. In the first main event, the UFC lightweight title will be on the line as Anthony “Showtime” Pettis defends his belt for the first time against former Strikeforce champion Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez. Then, UFC welterweight champion Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks and veteran knockout artist “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler meet in a rematch of their epic five-round title bout at UFC 171 that is guaranteed to produce fireworks.
UFC 181 Fight Card
Main Card (BT Sports)
Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler
Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez
Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub
Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton
Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo
Preliminary Card (BT Sports)
Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera
Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Sergio Pettis vs. Matt Hobar
Alex White vs. Clay Collard