Less than 12 months ago, T.J. Grant (21-5) was slotted for a PPV main event lightweight title fight against then-champion Ben Henderson. The Canadian had earned it after an upset knockout against Gray Maynard at UFC 160 on May 25th, a win that extended his unbeaten run at lightweight to 5-0. A concussion suffered in training soon forced him out of the Henderson fight, which is why Anthony Pettis is the current champion. Grant's concussion problems are still lingering, and with Pettis is instead fighting Gilbert Melendez at the end of the year, he's officially lost his spot as "#1 contender".
Today, the UFC's rankings page was updated, and Grant's name has been removed from his #4 spot and is unranked -- which I guess means that he can no longer "milk" his injury like Michael Johnson claimed. Everyone ranked below him has moved up one spot, with Jorge Masvidal entering the top 15 for the first time.
(source: http://www.### blocked site ###.com/2014/5/5/5685474/ufc-removes-tj-grant-from-official-lightweight-rankings-mma-news)
Statistics: Posted by mmacanada — May 6. 2014, 07:05 — Replies 0 — Views 4
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