TJ Grant and Gray Maynard to Fight at UFC 160

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Two lightweight contenders will go head-to-head at UFC 160 as former UFC Lightweight challenger Gray Maynard will face hot prospect TJ Grant. Grant is current riding a 4 fight winning streak at lightweight and is coming off a recent 1st round KO victory of Matt Wiman last month at UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Dodson. Maynard missed a recent bout with Joe Lauzon due to injury. His last win was a split decision victory over Clay Guida at UFC on FX 4.

Set for May 25th in Las Vegas, UFC 160 will be headlined by a heavyweight title encounter between Cain Velasquez and Antonio “Big Foot” Silva.

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