{"id":57325,"date":"2013-04-20T21:07:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T04:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=57325"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:09:33","slug":"dana-white-announces-winner-of-gray-maynard-vs-tj-grant-is-next-for-ben-henderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dana-white-announces-winner-of-gray-maynard-vs-tj-grant-is-next-for-ben-henderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Announces Winner Of Gray Maynard vs TJ Grant Is Next For Ben Henderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49192\" title=\"dana white2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only minutes after successfully defending his lightweight belt at UFC on Fox 7, champ Ben Henderson was informed that his next opponent will be the winner of UFC 160&#8217;s Gray Maynard vs TJ Grant bout.<\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White announced the news at the post-fight press conference to nix any ideas of an immediate rematch between Henderson and Gilbert Melendez. Although Melendez put up arguably Ben Henderson&#8217;s toughest title defense to date, he will have to work his way back into title contention after losing a split decision.<\/p>\n<p>Gray Maynard (11-1-1) is no stranger to title fights, or title eliminators for that matter. Besting Kenny Florian in a lightweight title eliminator bout in August set him up with two consecutive title bouts with then-champ Frankie Edgar. The first bout was a Fight Of The Year draw, which led to a second fight that ended in a fourth round knockout loss.<\/p>\n<p>Maynard rebounded from his loss to Edgar with a five round split decision win over top contender Clay Guida in June of 2012. His May 25 fight against TJ Grant will be his first in nearly a year.<\/p>\n<p>TJ Grant (20-5) is on a 4 fight win streak since debuting in the UFC&#8217;s lightweight division, beating the likes of Matt Wiman, Evan Dunham, Carlo Prater, and Shane Roller. He originally fought at welterweight, posting a mediocre 3-3 record while competing in the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 160 takes place on May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event features a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between Cain Velasquez and Antonio &#8216;Bigfoot&#8217; Silva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only minutes after successfully defending his lightweight belt at UFC on Fox 7, champ Ben Henderson was informed that his next opponent will be the winner of UFC 160&#8217;s Gray Maynard vs TJ Grant bout. 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