Phil Davis plans to one day reclaim the Bellator MMA light heavyweight championship, but he first must clear the latest hurdle being placed in front of him: a rematch with Lyoto Machida.
Buoyed by a modest two-fight winning streak, Davis will lock horns with “The Dragon” in the Bellator 245 headliner on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connect. There, the victor could emerge as the next contender for newly crowned light heavyweight titleholder Vadim Nemkov. Davis last appeared in October, when he turned away Karl Abrektsson with punches and elbows in the third round of their Bellator 231 pairing and improved to 8-2 under the Bellator flag.