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Canadian welterweight Grant looks to bounce back at UFC 107 LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainMMA on TSNeotText SizeUFC 100 may have been a landmark in the mixed martial arts organizations history but Halifax welterweight TJ Grant is doing his best to forget itGrant a late addition to the July 11 card in Las Vegas suffered his first loss in the UFC by dropping a decision to unbeaten South Korean Dong Hyun (Stun Gun) Kim It was a bad night all roundThat fight was kind of like a bad dream Grant said I didnt feel good the whole fight I guess he took me out of the fight the whole time He was good Ive got to maybe take more chances be a little bit more aggressive in situations like that where Im losing a decisionBut hindsights 2020 Ive got to move onGrant (143) gets to adds a new chapter to his fighting career Saturday when he takes on Kevin (The Fire) Burns at UFC 107 in Memphis The main event sees BJ (The Prodigy) Penn defend his lightweight title against Diego (Nightmare) SanchezGrant and Burns kick off the undercard at the FedExForumThe 29yearold Burns is a former Wells Fargo bank employee who made the most of an appearance as a late injury replacement at UFC 85 Out of nowhere he submitted Roan Carneiro and went on to split a pair of fights with Anthony (Rumble) Johnson the rematch came after Johnson fell victim to an accidental eye poke in the first bout before losing a decision to veteran Chris Lytle last time out in JuneI look at him a lot like myself said Grant Hes tough hes wellrounded and he brings the fight It should be goodGrant 25 says the fight could go anywhereHe likes to stand and bang but hes got some good jiujitsu too Hes probably a smart guy if ones not working out hell try to do the otherComing off two losses Burns will also be motivatedHes going to come out hungry Im hungry tooGrant said I really want to get the taste of the last fight out of my mouth I want to move on from there and get a big winGrant who won his UFC debut in April at UFC 97 with a split decision over veteran Ryo Chonan had been slated to fight June 20 on The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 finale card in Las Vegas only to see opponent Rory Markham withdraw through injuryGrant then stepped in against Kim in place of Montreals Jonathan Goulet who dislocated his shoulder in trainingThe Markham fight had been short notice as it was so Grant ended up preparing for two opponents in quick successionKim a fourthdegree black belt in judo blunted pretty much of Grants game Grant said for th...