{"id":81003,"date":"2014-01-08T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T20:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=81003"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:17:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:17:55","slug":"top-ufc-lightweight-tj-grant-still-concussed-not-cleared-to-train-or-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/top-ufc-lightweight-tj-grant-still-concussed-not-cleared-to-train-or-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Top UFC Lightweight TJ Grant Still Concussed, Not Cleared To Train Or Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_43699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43699\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TJ-Grant-via-sherdog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TJ-Grant-via-sherdog.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"TJ Grant via sherdog.com\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TJ-Grant-via-sherdog.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TJ-Grant-via-sherdog-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TJ-Grant-via-sherdog-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TJ Grant via sherdog.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TJ Grants was supposed to fight Benson Henderson for the UFC lightweight title after a picture perfect dismantling of Gray Maynard.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Canadian based fighter suffered a concussion in training last July and was forced to withdraw.<\/p>\n<p>He again, was supposed to return in December against Anthony Pettis, but as of today, Grant isn&#8217;t even cleared to resume training full-time and as a result is shelved with the same injury.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN got the scoop:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As of today, T.J. Grant STILL not cleared to resume training due to concussion in July. Remember when some said it was a conspiracy injury?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/420676667162382337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TJ Grants was supposed to fight Benson Henderson for the UFC lightweight title after a picture perfect dismantling of Gray Maynard. Unfortunately, the Canadian based fighter suffered a concussion in training last July and was forced to withdraw. 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