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UFC lightweight T.J. Grant has ‘no timetable’ for octagon return

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:15:45 +0000

If it were up to T.J. Grant , he would be UFC lightweight champion by now. Instead, he hasn’t fought in more than 16 months. Post-concussion syndromes have kept the highly regarded 155-pound contender out of action since a May 2013 knockout of Gray Maynard. He was scheduled to challenge then-champion Benson Henderson for the title at UFC 164 in August 2013, but an unfortunate training accident caused the damage and he hasn’t fought since.

UFC lightweight T.J. Grant has ‘no timetable’ for octagon return – MMA Junkie

UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant targeting fall return

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:54:19 +0000

UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant , whose title hopes were delayed when he suffered a concussion during a 2013 training session, could return to the cage as soon as this fall. The 30-year-old Canadian today discussed his plans during a UFC Fight Night 54 kickoff press conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) won’t be part of the Oct.

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With UFC’s latest rankings edit, some troubling questions arise

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 May 2014 20:31:23 +0000

As of Monday afternoon, Nate Diaz was listed as the UFC’s fifth-ranked lightweight. On Tuesday he was nowhere to be found in the top 15. Gone. Vanished. Was there a Monday night event I didn’t know about? Maybe one where Diaz got quietly trounced by some no-name opponent who knocked him off the UFC’s official rankings altogether

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Anthony Pettis on potential Jose Aldo matchup: ‘Of course I want that fight’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:01:33 +0000

(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) For Anthony Pettis , it was a no-brainer. The UFC lightweight titleholder was in Hawaii as UFC 169 was wrapping up in Newark, N.J., on Saturday night. But the moment he heard that UFC President Dana White and featherweight champion Jose Aldo mentioned his name in a champion vs. champion superfight conversation at the post-fight news conference, he couldn’t speak fast enough. “Of course I want that fight,” Pettis told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie on Sunday.

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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC on FOX 10’s winners?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:30:46 +0000

“UFC on FOX 10: Henderson vs. Thomson” is a thing of the past, and while the night’s main event was supposed to help bring clarity to the lightweight title picture, the end result was quite the opposite. The UFC’s 10th network-televised event featured an important bout between lightweight contenders Benson Henderson (20-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and Josh Thomson (20-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC). In the end, “Smooth” walked away with his hand raised, but few agreed with the split decision. Thomson appeared well on his way to solidifying a title shot he gave up to take the fight with Henderson, but two of the three judges didn’t see it that way, which left “The Punk” mulling retirement after the bitter defeat .

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