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Dos Santos v Overeem to take place on May 26

ESPN staff
February 10, 2012
Junior Dos Santos is preparing for his first heavyweight title defence against Alistair Overeem © Getty Images
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UFC fans can look forward to two big fights in the near future after a date was set for Junior Dos Santos v Alistair Overeem, and confirmation was given for Tito Ortiz v Forrest Griffin.

Lorenzo Fertitta took to Twitter to answer several questions from fans on Friday, chiefly among them answering queries about Nick Diaz's future.

Fertitta was also asked when the heavyweight title would go on the line for Dos Santos' first defence against Overeem, and the answer is that the pair will fight on May 26 in Las Vegas.

The UFC chief was less enthused about a potential return for Jason Mayhem Miller, pointing out how poor he looked against Michael Bisping last time out.

But Ortiz will get one final outing before his contract expires, and that fight will be a trilogy-completer against Griffin. The pair have fought twice before, Ortiz taking a controversial decision in 2006 before Griffin earned a split decision in 2009.

Asked what is next for Griffin, Fertitta simply replied "Tito".

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