About TJ Grant
TJ Grant had a lackluster fan base after going 3-3 in the welterweight division of the UFC (170 pounds). In actuality, hardly nobody was. Then he subtly reclassified to the lightweight division (155 pounds). To put it simply, Grant started winning fights right away, taking down opponents like Shane Roller (armbar at UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson), Carlo Prater (decision at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier), Evan Dunham (decision at UFC 152), Matt Wiman (KO at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson), and finally Gray Maynard (KO at UFC 160), earning him a shot at the
The final word? That kind of winning streak is tough to overcome. Naturally, this would make most of us curious about Grant’s past. To learn more about this lightweight MMA fighter, continue reading further.
- Date of Birth: TJ Grant was born on February 26, 1984 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Training Camp and Fighting Organization: Grant trains out of FIT Plus Martial arts in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. He fights for the UFC. Though many fighters tend to leave their smaller gyms for bigger ones once they reach a certain point, Grant has stayed put with FIT.
“I do all my training here for the most part,” said Grant, who has called FIT Plus Martial Arts his home base since the doors opened. “The head coach and trainer is Scott MacLean; he’s the owner, and he’s one of my best friends.
We have been performing this for a while. I was the first client when he opened the gym in 2004. I kind of got off to a slow start, but I have a lot of wonderful training partners who are also close friends that push me. There are some excellent guys here.
- Beginnings of MMA
At an Extreme Cage Combat 1 event on April 29, 2006, Grant made his professional MMA debut. Craig Skinner was submitted by armbar in the opening round. Before losing to Gary Wright, he really won his first six fights all by means of stoppage (decision).
