The UFC finishes its pay-per-view schedule for the year with a championship doubleheader as UFC 181 takes place Saturday at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. Welterweight titleholder Johny Hendricks (16-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (17-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) both look to defend their belts for the first time as they return from surgery-induced layoffs. Eager to take the gold are two challengers that want to make the most of their second opportunity to fight for a UFC belt
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UFC 181 pre-fight facts: Champs Hendricks, Pettis return from career-long layoffs – MMA Junkie