Ben Henderson
On Tuesday evening the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the headliner for this August’s upcoming UFC 164 pay-per-view event pitting UFC lightweight champ Benson ‘Smooth’ Henderson (19-2) against No. 1 contender TJ Grant (21-5).
The matchup was announced on Tuesday’s edition of UFC Tonight on Fuel TV and Tweeted (@UFC) by the promotion as well.
– UFC 164 main event: lightweight title fight between @BensonHenderson and @TJ_Grant #HD110
UFC 164: Henderson vs. Grant is expected to take place on August 31, 2013 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This match will mark Henderson’s fourth defense of the UFC lightweight title since he won a unanimous decision over Frankie Edgar back at UFC 144 to win the championship. ‘Smooth’s’ most recent title defense came in April with a split decision victory over the final Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez at UFC on FOX 7.
Grant was named the top contender after finishing former No. 1 Gray Maynard last month at UFC 160. The Canadian finished Maynard with a first round KO to extend his current win streak to five matches in the UFC’s 155-lbs division. That makes it 5-0 for Grant since dropping down from 170-lbs.