T.J. Grant has not stepped into the Octagon since May 2013. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
The UFC return of former lightweight No. 1 contender T.J. Grant remains very much in doubt.
According to a recent report in the Regina Leader-Post, Grant has taken a job in a potash mine near Bethune, Saskatchewan, in order to support his family.
“To be honest I haven’t really worked a regular job since maybe 2005,” Grant told the Leader-Post. “Basically, I’ve gotta make a living. When you’re injured it’s one of those sports where you can live off what you made for a little bit, but we don’t make that much money so you have to go on to other things.