UFC 171 weigh-ins set for March 14, Anthony Pettis hosts Q&A session

Weigh-ins for next week’s “UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler” event take place Friday, March 14 at The Gilley’s Jack Daniel’s Saloon in Dallas.

The nearby American Airlines Center hosts the following night’s pay-per-view event, which features sluggers Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler competing for the UFC’s currently vacant welterweight title.

Additionally, the co-feature also sees two top-ranked welterweights meet as Carlos Condit faces Tyron Woodley.

Along with the official weigh-in event, UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will host a Q&A session for UFC Fight Club members prior to the scale proceedings.

Doors to the festivities open to members of the UFC Fight Club, the promotion’s official fan club, at 1 p.m. CT local time. Pettis takes the stage for the Q&A at 2 p.m. CT.

The public is also invited to the weigh-in ceremony. Doors open to the public at 3 p.m. CT, and the first fighter steps on the scale at 4 p.m. CT.

As usual, MMAjunkie will be on scene with complete UFC 171 coverage. We’ll also provide a live stream of the fighter weigh-ins.

The full UFC 171 card includes:

MAIN CARD (pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler – for vacant welterweight title
• Carlos Condit vs. Tyron Woodley
• Myles Jury vs. Diego Sanchez
• Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields
• Nikita Krylov vs. Ovince St. Preux

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Rick Story
• Jessica Andrade vs. Raquel Pennington
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Jimy Hettes
• Alex Garcia vs. Sean Spencer

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)

• Renee Forte vs. Frank Trevino
• Will Campuzano vs. Justin Scoggins
• Robert McDaniel vs. Sean Strickland
• Daniel Pineda vs. Robert Whiteford

For the latest on UFC 171, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.