Anthony Pettis Replaces T.J. Grant, Faces Benson Henderson for LW Title at UFC 164
Fortune has finally smiled on Anthony Pettis – at T.J. Grant’s expense.
UFC officials announced on Friday evening that Grant has been forced to withdraw from his lightweight title shot against Benson Henderson at 164. In his place steps Pettis, who recently pulled out of a featherweight title bout against Jose Aldo at UFC 163 on Aug. 3. UFC 164 takes place at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee on Aug. 31, presumably giving “Showtime” enough time to recover from his knee injury.
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“[You] can’t stop destiny!” Pettis tweeted on Friday night. “Me and Henderson for the belt in my hometown!”
Grant had reeled off five straight victories since dropping from welterweight to lightweight in 2011, with his first-round stoppage of Gray Maynard at UFC 160 earning him the No. 1 contender’s spot. Shortly after the announcement was made, the 29-year-old Canadian tweeted that a concussion suffered in jiu-jitsu training had forced him out of the showdown with Henderson.
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