"The Ultimate Fighter 19″ champ Eddie Gordon (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) allotment to activity in December, back he'll accommodated "The Ultimate Fighter 17″ casting affiliate Josh Samman (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 181.
Newsday.com aboriginal appear the new booking, which is accepted to be formally appear shortly.
Featuring a retooled headlining rematch of UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler, UFC 181 takes abode Dec. 6 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. The night's capital agenda affectedness on pay-per-view, admitting Gordon vs. Samman will acceptable booty abode on the night's basic lineup.
Gordon, a Serra-Longo Fight Team athlete, was the abruptness champ of "TUF 19," downing Dhiego Lima in aloof 71 seconds, allowance to blackout abounding of the critics – including UFC President Dana White – who airtight the division for actuality boring.
Meanwhile, Samman was a semifinalist on "TUF 17″ but absent to closing appearance champ Kelvin Gastelum. On the show's alive finale, Samman becoming a TKO win over Kevin Casey but has back been affected to cull out of two consecutive bookings due to injury. Samman now competes for the aboriginal time back April 2013.
With the accession to the card, UFC 181 now includes:
- Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler
- Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez
- Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub
- Corey Anderson vs. Gian Villante
- Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton
- Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman
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(Pictured: Eddie Gordon)