UFC 181: December 6, 2014

[ace3g]

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(http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/johny-hendricks) main CARD
Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET
Johny Hendricks (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/johny-hendricks) vs. Robbie Lawler (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/robbie-lawler)
for welterweight title
Anthony Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-pettis) vs. Gilbert Melendez (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/gilbert-melendez)
for lightweight title
Travis Browne (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/travis-browne) vs. Brendan Schaub (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/brendan-schaub)
Todd Duffee (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/todd-duffee) vs. Anthony Hamilton (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-hamilton)
Tony Ferguson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/tony-ferguson) vs. Abel Trujillo (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/abel-trujillo)

preliminary CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
Urijah Faber (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/urijah-faber) vs. Francisco Rivera (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/francisco-rivera)
Eddie Gordon (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/eddie-gordon-truck) vs. Josh Samman (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/josh-samman)
Corey Anderson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/corey-anderson-beastin-258) vs. Justin Jones (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/justin-jones-lazy-bones)
Ashlee Evans-Smith (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/ashlee-evans-smith) vs. Raquel Pennington (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/raquel-pennington)

preliminary CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET
Matt Hobar (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/matt-hobar) vs. Sergio Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/sergio-pettis)
Clay Collard (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/clay-collard) vs. Alex White (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/alex-white-the-spartan)

[polandprzem]

Two bombastic fights and then some nice matchups :tu


I can't wait for AP's performance

[txstr1986]

I'm excited to see Duffee back in the octagon.

[benefactor]

Bump...tomorrow. Will stream.

[polandprzem]

Why this board is not interested in mma?

This is great card and nobody have time to comment on it? wow

[polandprzem]

main CARD
Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET
Johny Hendricks (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/johny-hendricks) vs. Robbie Lawler (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/robbie-lawler)
I'm all heart on Robbie in this fight esp when I do not like hendricks at all.
Hopefuly this fight will be longer then 1st r finish to see the battle


Anthony Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-pettis) vs. Gilbert Melendez (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/gilbert-melendez)

Anthony Pettis is my man so I will not pick against him but gil is a tough SOB who will come forward. But with the footwork of Anthony IMO he can find his openings. Also on the ground Pettis is one of the most active guys

Travis Browne (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/travis-browne) vs. Brendan Schaub (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/brendan-schaub)
Todd Duffee (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/todd-duffee) vs. Anthony Hamilton (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-hamilton)
Tony Ferguson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/tony-ferguson) vs. Abel Trujillo (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/abel-trujillo)

preliminary CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
Urijah Faber (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/urijah-faber) vs. Francisco Rivera (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/francisco-rivera)
preliminary CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET
Matt Hobar (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/matt-hobar) vs. Sergio Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/sergio-pettis)

[SupremeGuy]

Why this board is not interested in mma?

This is great card and nobody have time to comment on it? wowIt's not just this board, it's the general populace. It seems like MMA is on a little downswing right now with so many of the established stars either retiring, losing, or not fighting in months.

I still watch most events but I find myself not recognizing a lot of the fighters... lol

It's hard to get excited about upcoming fights or cards when they're full of fighters the average fan hasn't heard of.

On a side note, damn Faber got demoted to the fucking prelims? Ouch.

[ace3g]

main CARD
Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET
Johny Hendricks (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/johny-hendricks) vs. Robbie Lawler (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/robbie-lawler)
for welterweight title

Anthony Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-pettis) vs. Gilbert Melendez (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/gilbert-melendez)
for lightweight title

Travis Browne (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/travis-browne) vs. Brendan Schaub (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/brendan-schaub)
Todd Duffee (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/todd-duffee) vs. Anthony Hamilton (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-hamilton)

Tony Ferguson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/tony-ferguson) vs. Abel Trujillo (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/abel-trujillo)


preliminary CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET

Urijah Faber (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/urijah-faber) vs. Francisco Rivera (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/francisco-rivera)

[txstr1986]

I'm on a business trip this weekend and won't be able to watch the fight live, which sucks because I haven't been this excited for a card in a long long time...

Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler for welterweight title - going to be an awesome fight either way.

Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez for lightweight title - Pettis is just so much fun to watch

Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub - I'm waiting on a Browne-Fabricio re-match. Travis needs his revenge.

Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton - HOLY SHIT DUFFEE IS BAAAAAAACK!!!!

Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo - Ferguson is fun to watch and all but Trujillo is Valle "Killa" for a reason - the dude is vicious.

Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera - Lets do some Alpha Male shit

[txstr1986]

On a side note, damn Faber got demoted to the fucking prelims? Ouch.

His last fight was on the prelims as well, and Faber has said he doesn't care. It makes good business sense though, especially with a main card this stacked, you put someone of Faber's fame on the undercard to get people to tune in before the PPV starts. Otherwise a lot of people would just skip the FS1 portion of the show...

[benefactor]

Nice finish by Pettis. Gilbert was a little too aggressive with the pressure. A couple times he was just standing in front of him and trading. We saw how that worked out.:lol

[dbreiden83080]

Why this board is not interested in mma?

This is great card and nobody have time to comment on it? wow

I am still watching but the UFC throwing out so many cards got too hard for me to keep up with. I watch the good events and fights but it's hard to comment on everything that is going on when the UFC is at times doing 3 events a month..

[dbreiden83080]

Hendricks was in control of the fight but let Robbie take it away from him in the last 2 rounds. He was dominated in the 5th and let that belt get away from him..

[polandprzem]

I am still watching but the UFC throwing out so many cards got too hard for me to keep up with. I watch the good events and fights but it's hard to comment on everything that is going on when the UFC is at times doing 3 events a month..
What an excuse

Come on - more cards so you are not commenting on none when where there were less you was finding some time 4//// damn probably grammar sucks//

[dbreiden83080]

What an excuse

Come on - more cards so you are not commenting on none when where there were less you was finding some time 4//// damn probably grammar sucks//

Well... I am also much busier now that I was 2 or 3 years ago.. Sorry to disappoint you..

[dbreiden83080]

I'm very excited for Jones/Cormier..

[polandprzem]

Well... I am also much busier now that I was 2 or 3 years ago.. Sorry to disappoint you..

it is what it is. What can you do? :)
I got some time to download the event and watch, so it's not that bad. It's bad from personal perspective as I have no friends and nobody to talk with but it;s all good. I'm exchanging my thoughts with myself :D

Cormier vs Phony? great fight I'm looking forward as well. both undefeted and hating eachother

[polandprzem]

Well I thought johhny won the fight when I was watching it first. But for the second time I did it and ignoring what rogan says you can make the case of Robbie winning the 2nd as well. Hendricks lay and pray was not impressive and Robbie could get out of those takedowns and make some damage. All in all it was close fight so I'm really satified with the decision :)

What Showtime did was pure work of art. I just love guys like him, like Cruz or TJ. Phenomenal performance and finish over clear no2 guy in the world. Now it's time for Nurmagamedov who /omg/ cannot make the case for himself :rolleyes. That interview with Ariel or that Q on presser was weak.


Good card for me 6-0 ! baby

[txstr1986]

Well, I was finally able to watch the card last night.

Lawler didn't win the fight - Hendricks lost it. He had so many chances to put Lawler away and instead just held onto Lawler's leg. It wasn't even effective "law and pray" as several times he ended up in a bad position and Robbie was able to drop elbows on Johny. Overall I was pretty dissapointed in both of their performances, especially because it followed that masterful Pettis performance.

Browne showed that there is a very clear line between the top 3 or 4 in the HW division and everybody else. Schaub was completely outclassed.

Duffee did what Duffee do and it will be interesting to see how he handles stiffer competition next time out.

Trujillo looked like a world beater in the 1st round, but gassed (as he is wont to do), and Ferguson dominated the rest of the fight. Trujillo needs to figure out how to win if he can't overwhelm his opponent early on.

[txstr1986]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6EWH8LKUSw