Josh Thomson lands fight with Anthony Pettis
source | MMAMania.com
T.J. Grant will not challenge newly-minted Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC on FOX 9, which will take place at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 14, 2013.
Here it is:
“The main event for UFC Fight Night on FOX December 14 has been verbally agreed to as UFC lightweight world champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will defend his title against number-five ranked contender Josh “The Punk” Thomson. Pettis recently reclaimed the belt from Benson Henderson, from whom he’d won the WEC lightweight title in 2010, via a first-round armbar that earned Submission of the Night honors. Thomson most recently earned a Knockout of the Night bonus for his highlight-reel finish of Nate Diaz. Neither Henderson nor Diaz had previously been stopped in their UFC careers.”