Prior to his first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC) title fight -- which was supposed to go down against Ben Henderson at UFC 164 in September of 2013 -- T.J. Grant was forced to withdraw after suffering a concussion during training.
Fast forward nearly two years later, and the man who was in line to fight for the strap may finally be inching closer to a return to the Octagon.
Of course, he still has to convince himself to give up his more secure job working in a potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada in favor of a fighting career that doesn't pay him all that much and has a high-risk of injury; which means potentially going a long time without a paycheck.