Looking for his fifth straight UFC victory, lightweight Jacob Volkmann (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will meet T.J. Grant (17-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) later this year at UFC 141.

UFC officials today announced the bout.

UFC 141 takes place Dec. 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event, which takes place on a Friday to avoid Sin City's usual New Year's Eve congestion, features a pay-per-view main card.

As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, the event also will have a "UFC Prelims" special on Spike TV, though it's not clear if Volkmann vs. Grant will be part of one of the broadcasts or a possible Facebook stream.

Since a pair of losses to Paulo Thiago and Martin Kampmann in his first two UFC fights, Volkmann has earned consecutive decision victories over Rony Torres, Paul Kelly, Antonio McKee and Danny Castillo. The former University of Minnesota All-American wrestler and practicing chiropractor dropped from welterweight to lightweight after the initial UFC losses.

Grant, a former welterweight, made his lightweight debut at UFC on Versus 6 and picked up a submission victory over Shane Roller; however, Roller disputed the stoppage, which came about after the ref interpreted an audible grunt as a verbal tap-out. Grant, a highly regarded prospect on the Canadian fight scene, has rotated between wins and losses during his seven-fight UFC career and looks for his first back-to-back wins in nearly three years.

The latest UFC 141 card includes:

• Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
• Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
• T.J. Grant vs. Jacob Volkmann