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Melvin Guillard will attempt to right his ship at UFC 148 when he squares off with Fabricio Camoes at the July 7 event, promotion officials announced Friday.

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After back-to-back losses, veteran UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard will look to right the ship against Fabricio “Morango” Camoes at UFC 148.

Officials recently announced the fight.

UFC 148 takes place July 7 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz headlines the event opposite fellow “The Ultimate Fighter: Live” coach Urijah Faber.

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Six of MMA’s best heavyweights underwent random drug testing after yesterday’s UFC 146 press conference at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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“It’s whatever” is what former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal told MMAjunkie.com not long after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended him for failing a post-fight drug test.

But that dismissive statement covers Lawal’s anger at the commission over what he feels was a predetermined outcome at a meeting held today in Las Vegas.

“I don’t think anybody gets a fair shake when it comes to anything in Vegas,” Lawal said.

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LAS VEGAS – A special UFC 146 press conference takes place today in Las Vegas, and you can watch a live stream of the proceedings here on MMAjunkie.com at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT local time).

The kickoff event takes place at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino’s lobby in Las Vegas, and it’s free and open to the fans.

Attendees include UFC president Dana White and UFC 146 fighters Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Roy Nelson and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.

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Tickets for May’s “UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Overeem” event go on sale
next week, and fans are invited to a Tuesday press conference in Las
Vegas to promote the event.

Featuring the promotion’s first pay-per-view main card to host five
heavyweight contests, UFC 146 takes place May 26 and features a
championship headliner between UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos
Santos and former Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem.

Tuesday press conference takes place in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel
& Casino. The fight card takes place at the property’s MGM Grand
Garden Arena.

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The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale likely will take place June 1 at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com via email that the UFC has requested the date and venue.

In addition to the reality show’s tournament finale, the event features a Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann welterweight headliner.

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After a brief delay, the “World Series of Fighting” plans to make its debut on the Las Vegas strip in the coming months.

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Roy Nelson’s potential move to light heavyweight will apparently have to wait.

Days after he launched a Facebook campaign in which “Big Country” said enough “likes” would prompt a move down in weight class, UFC officials today announced Nelson instead will fight fellow heavyweight Antonio Silva.

The bout takes place at UFC 146 in May.

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As expected, UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will make his first title defense on May 26 in Las Vegas.

UFC officials today revealed the long-rumored booking, which sees Dos
Santos face former Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem, who earned the shot with a recent win over former UFC champ Brock
Lesnar.

The fight headlines UFC 146, which takes place May 26 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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