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Video Blog: UFC 181 Main Card Odds

The UFC 181 card scheduled for Dec. 6 in Las Vegas is headlined by two title fights.  The first match pits welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in his first title defense against nemesis Robbie Lawler, while lightweight champion Anthony Pettis returns to the octagon for the first time in over a year to answer the challenge of Gilbert Melendez.  both fights see the champion come in as roughly 2 to 1 favorites, however there is bound to be a lot of action between now and fight day.

In our latest blog, veteran MMA expert Miguel Iturrate reviews the odds for the two title fights, plus the three other fights on the main card.  Two heavyweight fights will be on offer as Todd Duffee returns after almost two years away from the UFC as he takes on Anthony Hamilton. More seasoned heavyweights clash in the second encounter as Brendan Schaub clashes with Travis Browne in a fight between two guys trying to avoid a second loss in a row.  The final main card fight sees lightweights Tony Ferguson and Abel Trujillo square off in a step up fight as both men try to keep momentum for their careers with a win.

Take a look at the lines and the over/under for each UFC 181 Main Card fight in the blog below:

Written by Miguel Iturrate

Miguel Iturrate started in the MMA business in the crazy early days of the mid-nineties. He has match-made more than 100 MMA events in Japan, Brazil, Russia and all over the United States, and played an integral role in MMA’s early modern history. Through Hook 'n' Shoot, Florida’s AFC, the Euphoria shows and bodogfight, Iturrate has left an indelible mark on MMA history. He can also lay claim to a record that not even the UFC can by contracting 36 fights in three days.

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