Det var över två år sedan som T.J Grant (21-5) senast gick match i UFC och det beror på en hjärnskakning han ådrog sig under en träning som hållit honom borta och nu är Grant inte säker på om han kommer återvända till oktagonen alls.
Hjärnskakningen tvingade Grant att dra sig ur en titelmatch mot Ben Henderson (22-5) på UFC 164 och nu känner Grant att han inte vill lägga mycket pengar på ett camp för att göra sin comeback då han har en familj han behöver försörja, men Grant stänger inte dörren helt för en återkomst då han fortfarande älskar att tävla.
”I’ve been doing this sport, or I did this sport for a long time. Can’t say that I’m currently doing it. I’m not going to close the door on never coming back to fight. But at this point, I am just taking care of myself and my family first and foremost. I did well in the UFC. I wouldn’t say I made a lot of money, but I was able to buy a house and then buy another one. At this point, where did this sport really leave me? It kind of left me injured and then I had a little over a year where I just basically accumulated debt like most fighters do in between fights. Basically, I was hurt for awhile and I basically had to go back to work and be a regular guy for a bit. I would definitely entertain the thought of going back to fighting. But at this point, I have to also realize that to get back into fighting it costs money. You got training camps and basically put your whole life on hold. Right now it’s not something that’s in the cards for me having two little ones. It’s obviously taking precedence over my life and, you know, potentially in the future you never know. I still feel like I’d love to compete, I still feel like there is some fire in me. I definitely love combat sports and I love competing, so, I’d like to do it potentially, but I haven’t made my mind up at all.”
