Phil Davis ready to revamp his career at UFC 153 – UFC News
UFC light heavyweight contender Phil Davis, nicknamed ‘Mr. Wonderful’, will be facing Wagner Prado in a rematch at UFC 153. The duo met on the UFC on FOX card previously but the fight was declared a No Contest when Davis, out of the blue, poked Prado in
the eye. Since Prado was unable to continue, the fight came to a halt.
Although Davis’ eye poke was unintentional, he still became the centre of attention and was being blamed by analysts and fans around the world. Now, he will be stepping in the ring for a rematch against the same man he poked. The event is being held at the
HBSC Arena on October 13 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In an interview with MMA Fight Corner, Davis came up saying he is all pumped up to correct his mistakes.
“I'm always excited to get back in there, always excited, especially on this one. I still look back at the UFC on FOX 4 and I'm like 'What the heck happened?' I can't believe I poked this guy in the eye. I gotta get back in there and set the record straight,”
he said.
Wagner came into his debut bout with an unbeaten record and eight victories, hoping to start off with a blast. Unfortunately, things did not quite work out for him when he was poked in the eye.
“Losses they will happen. My thing is if you go through my wrestling resume, or my fighting resume, I haven't lost to any bums. Anybody that's pretty darn good has beaten me and I've beaten tons of more guys that are pretty good,” Davis added.
Davis is a four-time NCAA division one wrestler. He believes that analysing a fighter’s style is of no importance, as once you get in the ring, things change completely.
For now, Davis is hoping he would make the best of his time in the cage against Prado. He wants to erase the blunder he made last time by scoring a straight victory over the debutant. If things go well, Davis is hopeful he will be the one walking out victorious.
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