The UFC kicks off the new year this Saturday, January 2, with UFC 195.
In the main event of the evening, welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will attempt to turn away challenger Carlos Condit. Lawler earned his first title defense last year in an epic battle with Rory MacDonald. Condit is coming off a win over Thiago Alves.
The co-main event is a heavyweight tussle between Andrei Arlovski and Stipe Miocic. Arlovski has won all four of his fights since returning to the UFC. Miocic enters on the heels of a victory over Mark Hunt.
The full UFC 195 fight card is as follows:
UFC 195 Main Card (10 p.m. ET)
- Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit
- Stipe Miocic vs. Andrei Arlovski
- Lorenz Larkin vs. Albert Tumenov
- Diego Brandao vs. Brian Ortega
- Abel Trujillo vs. Tony Sims
Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)
- Michael McDonald vs. Masanori Kanehara
- Kyle Noke vs. Alex Morono
- Justine Kish vs. Nina Ansaroff
- Scott Holtzman vs. Drew Dober
Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6:30 p.m. ET)
- Dustin Poirier vs. Joe Duffy
- Joe Soto vs. Michinori Tanaka
- Sheldon Westcott vs. Edgar Garcia
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