Anthony Pettis injured his left knee in his title-winning effort Saturday over Benson Henderson (Getty)
New light-weight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will make the first protection of his title in opposition to T.J. Grant, UFC president Dana White told Yahoo Sports activities on Tuesday, nevertheless it will not be till early 2014.
That’s because examinations showed that Pettis suffered a Grade 2 sprain of his left knee throughout his title-successful effort against Benson Henderson Saturday at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Pettis tried to check a Henderson kick and bought caught squarely on the kneecap. Surgical procedure won’t be required, however Pettis won’t be capable to train for seven to eight weeks.
“Henderson threw a kick and I went to test it with my left leg,” Pettis stated at the post-combat news conference on Saturday. “He hit proper within the criminal of the knee. I felt it go back-and-forth.”
As a end result, Pettis will not be in motion until early 2014. He injured his right knee in training for a featherweight title struggle towards Jose Aldo that was supposed to be the primary event at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. three. But the knee healed faster than he thought and when Grant suffered a concussion in training and was compelled to tug out of his fight with Henderson, Pettis stepped in.
He put on an excellent performance towards Henderson and received the belt with an arm bar submission late within the first spherical.
Earlier on Tuesday, White mentioned that Grant can be Pettis’ subsequent challenger. Former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson was overtly lobbying for the shot, and Aldo wanted Pettis again.
But White stated it was a no brainer that Grant deserved it.
“It’s solely honest that T.J. get the subsequent shot,” White advised Yahoo Sports. “Pettis will fight T.J. when he is prepared after which we’ll see what occurs after that.”
Later on Tuesday, the UFC’s official Twitter account tweeted that if Pettis beats Grant, he’d possible meet Aldo subsequent.
New UFC champion Anthony Pettis has Grade 2 sprain of left knee, out up to two months
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