Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, fight not particularly good between Phil Davis and Ryan Bader 2: it gets two stars.
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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-04, some good exchanges between Liam McGeary and Phil Davis but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought twice last year winning over Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs McGeary) and Tito Ortiz (=McGeary vs Ortiz),
His opponent, Phil Davis, has an official record of 16-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Ryan Bader last year (=Davis vs Bader) but then he has won three consecutive bouts winning the Bellator light heavyweight title eliminator against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2016 (=Davis vs Lawal). McGeary vs Davis, main event of Bellator 163, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight (McGeary’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Phil Davis vs Muhammed Lawal gets two stars.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought three times last year losing to Ryan Bader (=Davis vs Bader) but then he beat Emanuel Newton (=Davis vs Newton) and Francis Carmont (=Davis vs Carmont).
His opponent, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, has an official record of 19-4-0 (68% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in 2014 (=Rampage vs Lawal), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Jiri Prochazka in his last one (=King Mo vs Prochazka). Davis vs Lawal is the main event of the Bellator 154. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, pretty good finish between Phil Davis and Francis Carmont but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) while his opponent, Francis Carmont (who replaces Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal due to injury), has an official record of 24-10-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Davis vs Carmont is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, in the semifinals Davis defeated Emanuel Newton (=Davis vs Newton) while Carmont won over Anthony Ruiz; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson) and Ryan Bader (=Davis vs Bader). Between these two fights he had won over Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Davis).
His opponent, Emanuel Newton, has a record of 25-8-1 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Liam McGeary (fight in which he lost his Bellator light-Hw title, Newton vs McGeary). Davis vs Newton is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-24, fight not particularly good between Phil Davis and Ryan Bader: it gets two stars.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones); he fought twice in 2014 losing to Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson) but then he came back to win defeating Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Davis).
His opponent, Ryan Bader, has an official mma record of 18-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Bader); since then he has won three bouts, the last one against Ovince St Preux (=Bader vs St Preux). Davis vs Bader is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Johnson – UFC on Fox 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-25, fight not so exciting between Glover Teixeira and Phil Davis: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Glover Teixeira entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his third defeat in his last bout, against #1 Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones (=Jones vs Teixeira).
His opponent, Phil Davis, has a record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout as well, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson). Teixeira vs Davis is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-26, some good exchanges but the fight between Phil Davis and Anthony Johnson was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Phil Davis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Rashad Evans in 2012 (=Evans vs Davis), since then he has collected three wins and one no-contest.
His opponent, Anthony Johnson, has a record of 16-4-0 (69% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he was released from the Ufc in 2012 after he missed weight and lost to Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Johnson), since then he has won six consecutive bouts. Davis vs Johnson is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira – UFC 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-08-03, just some single shots between the two fighters: Lyoto Machida vs Phil Davis gets two stars. Lyoto Machida (19-3-0, 48% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Phil Davis (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Machida vs Davis is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC 163; they also faced each other a second time on September 11, 2020 (Phil Davis vs Lyoto Machida 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-27, pretty good fight between Phil Davis and Vinny Magalhaes but it is not enough to get three stars. Phil Davis (10-1-0, 60% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world while Vinny Magalhaes (10-5-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.29. Davis vs Magalhaes is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Chael Sonnen – UFC 159. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, fight not particularly good between Phil Davis and Ryan Bader 2: it gets two stars.
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