Canadian T.J. Grant to fight Anthony (Showtime) Pettis for UFC lightweight title
Canadian T.J. Grant will get first crack at new UFC lightweight champion Anthony (Showtime) Pettis.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the matchup in a text to The Canadian Press.
Grant (21-5) had been slated to meet champion Benson (Smooth) Henderson last Saturday at UFC 164 in Milwaukee. But a concussion forced him out and Pettis took over for him.
Pettis (17-2) went on to submit Henderson in the first round.
Grant is 5-0 since dropping down to 155 pounds. The 29-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., went 3-3 as a welterweight.
There is no word yet on a date for the title fight.
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