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Graves and Velickovic Meet in Atlanta

Unbeaten welterweight standout Michael Graves will return to the Octagon on July 30 when he faces off with fellow 170-pound prospect Bojan Velickovic in UFC 201 action at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

UFC 201, which is headlined by the welterweight championship fight between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley and the flyweight title fight pitting Demetrious Johnson against Wilson Reis, airs live on Pay-Per-View.

A former Ultimate Fighter competitor, Graves has won his two UFC outings, decisioning Vicente Luque and submitting Randy Brown. In Velickovic, he will be facing a six-year pro who has won five straight, most recently decisioning Alessio Di Chirico in his Octagon debut in April.