UFC.com Jacob Volkmann Will Face TJ Grant at UFC 141

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TJ Grant has been confirmed to take on Jacob Volkmann at UFC 141 on December 30th. The PPV will take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC.com confirmed the fight on Monday.

Grant is 4-3 in UFC and is coming off of a win over Shane Roller at UFC on Versus 6 in October. Volkmann is 4-2 since his 2009 debut and is coming off a win over Danny Castillo via unanimous decision at UFC on Versus 5 in August.

In the main event of UFC 141, former UFC Heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar will face the debuting Alistair Overeem, himself a former Strikeforce Heavyweight champion and 2010 K-1 Grand Prix winner.

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