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Found February 10, 2012 on Sherdog:
PLAYERS: Lorenzo Fertitta,  Alistair Overeem

UFC fans now have a timetable for the promotion’s next heavyweight blockbuster, as Zuffa Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta revealed early Friday morning that Junior dos Santos is expected to defend his title against Alistair Overeem on Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.
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