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Latest UFC 181 fight card and rumors for 'Hendricks vs. Lawler 2' on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing its brand of mixed martial arts (MMA) back to "Sin City" for UFC 181, headlined by a welterweight championship rematch pitting Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler, while Anthony Pettis puts his lightweight title on the line against former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez in the co-main affair. All that and much, much more!

By Jesse Holland Updated
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Event: UFC 181: "Hendricks vs. Lawler 2"
Date: Sat., Dec. 6, 2014 on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

UFC 181 PPV Main Event:

170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler

UFC 181 PPV Co-Main Event:

155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez

UFC 181 PPV Main Card (10 p.m. ET):

265 lbs.: Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub
265 lbs.: Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton
155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo

UFC 181 FOX Sports 1 Prelims (8 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera
185 lbs.: Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman
205 lbs.: Corey Anderson vs. Justin Jones
135 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith

UFC 181 Fight Pass Prelims (7 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Sergio Pettis vs. Matt Hobar
145 lbs.: Clay Collard vs. Alex White

For more news and notes on UFC 181 click here.

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