Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera Added To UFC 181 On December 6th

The deck continues to get stacked for the UFC 181 pay-per-view scheduled for December 6th. In addition to the double-main event, where two titles will be on the line with UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks defending against Robbie Lawler in a rematch and UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis defending against fellow Ultimate Fighter 20 coach Gilbert Melendez, UFC has announced the return of “The California Kid” for the Las Vegas-based fight card.

The promotion announced today an interesting match between Urijah Faber and Bantamweight knockout artist Francisco “Cisco” Rivera for the show, which also features the Octagon debut of undefeated Women’s Bantamweight prospect Holly Holm, as she takes on Ultimate Fighter veteran Raquel Pennington.

UFC 181 takes place on December 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on that evening for the best live results coverage of the show!


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