Reminder: 'Countdown to UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2' debuts tonight on FOX Sports 1

Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler

As a reminder, the UFC’s traditional pre-event show returns today with the debut of “Countdown to UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2? on FOX Sports 1.

The one-hour special previews the card’s headlining bout between UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks (16-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Robbie Lawler (24-10 MMA, 9-4 UFC), plus the co-headliner featuring lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (17-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Gilbert Melendez (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

“Countdown” airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET, and replays will air throughout the week.

UFC 181 takes place next Saturday, Dec. 6, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 181 lineup includes:

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

• Champ Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler – for welterweight title
• Champ Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez – for lightweight title
• Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub
• Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton
• Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo

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

• Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera
• Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman
• Corey Anderson vs. Justin Jones
• Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Raquel Pennington

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

• Matt Hobar vs. Sergio Pettis
• Clay Collard vs. Alex White

For more on UFC 181, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.