Chris Weidman injured, out of UFC 181 title fight; Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 takes main event slot

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The UFC injury news just keeps coming, and the latest news is a big hit for the organization. UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced to pull out of his UFC 181 main event title fight against Vitor Belfort due to a fracture in his hand.

Instead of finding a replacement opponent for Belfort, the UFC opted to push the title fight back to February. This is the second time this fight has been postponed as the two were scheduled to meet at UFC 175 in July before TRT was banned and Lyoto Machida took Belfort’s place.

So now for the good news: The UFC has now placed Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 as the main event of UFC 181 in the highly anticipated rematch of their epic battle back in March.

Talk about an excellent replacement fight. Hendricks and Lawler put on one of the best fights of the year back at UFC 171 for the vacant welterweight championship that saw Hendricks eek out a decision over Lawler.

Are you more excited for the Hendricks/Lawler matchup, or more bummed that we have to wait for Weidman/Belfort again? Let us know in the comments below.

UPDATE: Dana White confirms injury to Weidman, and that new main event is Lawler/Hendricks 2.