The first meeting between Phil Davis and Ryan Bader was a closely contested bout that could have gone either way, but “Mr. Wonderful” doesn’t plan on leaving anything to chance in their rematch.
The light heavyweights initially squared off at UFC on Fox 14 in January 2015, with Bader edging Davis via split decision. Meanwhile, media scorecards tracked by MMADecisions.com were nearly split as well, as seven favored Bader, five saw the fight for Davis and one scored the contest a draw.
They will meet again in the Bellator 180 featured bout on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, with Davis defending his 205-pound belt against the Power MMA Team product.