T.J. Grant had no idea yet that there was even a remote possibility his lightweight title fight might be in jeopardy. He found out from a fan while taking questions from fans at a Q&A session prior to the weigh-ins for UFC 161 nearly two weeks ago in Winnipeg that Anthony Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had pulled out of his featherweight title fight against Jose Aldo (22-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) with an injury. It wasn’t until later that he found out that Pettis was suggesting he could take the place of Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) at UFC 164 in August against Benson Henderson (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC). That never came to fruition – but it still set Grant off a little bit, telling ESPN U.K. that Pettis lobbying to move past Grant into the title fight on his hometown card was “low class” and “dirty.” UFC 164 takes place Aug
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T.J. Grant ready to go to war for five rounds with Benson Henderson at UFC 164 – MMA Junkie