Esther Lin/MMA FightingCorey Anderson vs. Gian Villante added to UFC 181 José Youngs September 16, 2014 News, Spotlight UFC 181 just got a whole lot more interesting. On Tuesday, the UFC took to Twitter to announce that a light heavyweight matchup between TUF 19 champion Corey Anderson and Long Island native Gian Villate had officially been aded to UFC 181 in Las Vegas. Season 19 Ultimate Fighter winner & undefeated LHW @CoreyA_MMA added to #UFC181 facing 12-5 @GPVillante. pic.twitter.com/jqIFe02USr — The Ultimate Fighter (@UltimateFighter) September 16, 2014 Anderson (4-0) was last seen being pulled off TUF teammate Matt Van Buren just 61 seconds into the bout at the The Ultiamte Fighter 19 Finale in July. As a two-time college wrestling All-American, the man known as ‘Beastin 25/8′ was widely considered one of the more promising prospects in the 205-pounds division even before being selected first overall by Frankie Edgar on the show. He cemented his status as one the stronger fighters in the house with three straight decision victories before knocking out Van Buren in the tournament finale. Villante (12-5 ) is coming off a close split decision victory over Sean O’Connell at UFC Fight Night 43 in New Zealand. Prior to this victory, the former Hofstra University linebacker suffered a heartbreaking decision loss to Fabio Maldonado at UFC Fight Night 38 in Brazil. He will enter the bout with a UFC record of 2-2. UFC 181 is set to take place on Dec. 6 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Here’s how the rest of the card is shaping up: UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub Corey Anderson vs. Gian Villante Pingback: In Case You Missed It: A Look Back At The Week That Was September 14-20() Pingback: Eddie Gordan vs. Josh Samman added to UFC 181() Pingback: Tony Ferguson vs. Abel Trujillo added to UFC 181() Pingback: Holly Holm set to make UFC debut against Raquel Pennington at UFC 181() Pingback: Urijah Faber vs. Francisco Rivera added to UFC 181 in December()