Se confirma Urijah Faber vs Francisco Rivera para el UFC 181

El UFC ha confirmado que Urijah Faber vs Francisco Rivera encabezarán los FOX Sports 1 preliminares de UFC 181 el 6 de diciembre.

El evento será encabezado por Johny Hendricks y Robbie Lawler ya que la pareja se enfrentarán por segunda vez, y Lawler intentará vengar su derrota ante Hendricks y reclamará el cinturón de los welter. En el evento co-estelar, el campeón de peso ligero de UFC Anthony Pettis hará su regreso al Octágono e irá a por su primera defensa del título contra Gilbert Melendez.

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler – for welterweight title
Champ Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez – for lightweight title
Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub
Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera
Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman
Corey Anderson vs. Gian Villante
Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
Matt Hobar vs. Sergio Pettis
Clay Collard vs. Alex White
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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler – for welterweight title
Champ Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez – for lightweight title
Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub
Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera
Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman
Corey Anderson vs. Gian Villante
Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Matt Hobar vs. Sergio Pettis
Clay Collard vs. Alex White