▁U FC ▁on ▁Fox ▁ 9 . ▁However , ▁Grant ▁revealed ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁med ically ▁cleared ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁conc uss ion ▁in ▁training ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁comp ete ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 . ▁P ett is ▁was ▁then ▁expected ▁to ▁face ▁Josh ▁Thom son ▁at ▁the ▁event . ▁However , ▁the ▁bout ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember ▁after ▁P ett is ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bout ▁cit ing ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁José ▁Ald o ▁again ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁to ▁fight ▁P ett is ▁after ▁def ending ▁his ▁title ▁against ▁Ric ardo ▁Lam as ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 6 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁post - f ight ▁press ▁conference , ▁Ald o ▁expressed ▁interest ▁to ▁move ▁up ▁and ▁fight ▁P ett is ▁at ▁ 1 5 5   l bs . ▁However , ▁those ▁plans ▁were ▁quickly ▁ref uted ▁as ▁P ett is ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁on ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁F ighter ▁ 2 0 , ▁opposite ▁Gilbert ▁Mel ende z ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁would ▁face ▁each ▁other ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 8 1 ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁P ett is ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁gu ill ot ine ▁cho ke ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁finish ▁Mel ende z . ▁He ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁Performance ▁of ▁the