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Canadian T.J. Grant gets UFC lightweight title shot, will face Benson Henderson
TORONTO – Canadian T.J. Grant will face lightweight champion Benson (Smooth) Henderson in the main event of UFC 164.
The card is slated for Aug. 31 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
The 29-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., earned his 155-pound title shot when he knocked out Gray Maynard in the first round at UFC 160 on May 25.
Grant (21-5) is 5-0 since dropping down to lightweight.
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