{"id":69113,"date":"2013-09-17T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=69113"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:50:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:50:33","slug":"anthony-pettis-vs-josh-thomson-set-for-ufc-on-fox-9-headliner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/anthony-pettis-vs-josh-thomson-set-for-ufc-on-fox-9-headliner\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson set for UFC on FOX 9 headliner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/josh-thomson1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26278\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/josh-thomson1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) announced via twitter that he is still not 100% and\u00a0will not be able to compete against Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis at this December&#8217;s UFC on FOX 9 event in Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n<p>With Grant unable to compete, the UFC has given former Strikeforce lightweight champion, Josh Thomson, the opportunity to vie for the 155-pound strap.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC&#8217;s change in plans was revealed on FOX Sports 1&#8217;s &#8220;FOX Sports Live,&#8221; shortly after Grant&#8217;s tweets.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Thomson (20-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) returned to the UFC in emphatic fashion this April, scoring a second-round TKO over former title challenger Nate Diaz at the UFC on FOX 7 event in San Jose, California.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his octagon return, Thomson went 9-3 while fighting under the Strikeforce banner, which saw him win and hold the promotions lightweight belt for a little over a year in 2008-2009.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis (17-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was most recently seen in action at UFC 164 in his hometown of Milwaukee, where he submitted Benson Henderson in the first-round\u00a0to earn the UFC lightweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Showtime&#8221; was given the opportunity to fight Benson Henderson at UFC 164 after T.J. Grant suffered a concussion in training, forcing the Canadian off the August card.<\/p>\n<p>Before defeating &#8220;Smooth&#8221; for the second time in his career, Pettis had scored back-to-back finishes over Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon respectively.<\/p>\n<p>UFC on FOX 9 takes place December\u00a014 live from the\u00a0Sleep Train Arena (formerly ARCO Arena) in Sacramento, California. Pettis vs. Thomson will serve as the events headliner which airs live on FOX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) announced via twitter that he is still not 100% and\u00a0will not be able to compete against Anthony &#8220;Showtime&#8221; Pettis at this December&#8217;s UFC on FOX 9 event in Sacramento, California. 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