The Bellator light-Hw champion Phil Davis entered this fight with a pro record of 17-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He lost to Ryan Bader in their first fight in 2015 (=Davis vs Bader) but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Davis vs Lawal) and Liam McGeary in 2016 (=McGeary vs Davis).
His opponent, the Tuf 8 light-Hw tournament winner Ryan Bader, has a mma record of 22-5-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Bader) and winning over Ilir Latifi (=Bader vs Latifi) and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Bader vs Nogueira 2). Ryan Bader vs Phil Davis 2 is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (Davis’ first defense); undercard of Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva – Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: Bellator 180 NYC: Sonnen vs Silva
Date: 2017-06-24
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
Title: Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship
Bellator 180 fight card (main fights):
Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva
Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione
Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus
Aaron Pico vs Zach Freeman
Douglas Lima vs Lorenz Larkin
Phil Davis vs Ryan Bader 2
Davis’ previous fight: Liam McGeary vs Phil Davis
Bader’s previous fight: Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2
Bader’s next fight: Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell
Davis’ next fight: Phil Davis vs Leonardo Leite
Davis vs Bader 2 Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Ok.ru and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
Official video (USA)
Official video (full event)
This fight even s*cked more than their first fight. Bader moved backward the whole fight, they barely landed 10 head punches each the whole fight. What a disappointment!