Uncasville, CT: In Combat sports, there are those fights that were good, had a very interesting outcome, or just want to see it happen again and that is what we had on Friday night at Bellator 245 as Phil Davis took on Lyoto Machida in a light heavyweight main event from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Phil Davis & Machida are both former Bellator champions, Davis is from Harrisburgh PA & a former Penn State Wrestling champion while Machida is a former world champion.
The first time that Phil Davis took on Lyoto Machida was at UFC 163 and Davis would win the fight by decision.
In the first round, both guys would take the round to figure each other out and make their attempt to land some shots but in round 2, Davis would make an impact with big right hand that would rock Machida
👊💥@PhilMrWonderful with the big right hand as round two winds down.#Bellaor245 pic.twitter.com/Hzc0NsZ0eW
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 12, 2020
Both guys would get big shots in the final round and this fight would head to the judges just like in the first fight
The judges would score it
(29-28 for Machida
28-29 for Davis
29-28 for Davis
Phil Davis would win the fight by split decision.
Phil Davis would say in postfiht interview in the ring that he is ready for a shot at the Light Heavyweight title
"Live it up, My Friend."@PhilMrWonderful adds a third consecutive pro win to his record tonight at #Bellator245 and has a message for newly-crowned champ, Vadim Nemkov. pic.twitter.com/D0Ro7Zbq5C
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 12, 2020
Final stats:
Tonight's main event goes to the judge's scorecards. How did you score this bout?#Bellator245 pic.twitter.com/4zjGzqPKNB
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 12, 2020
Here is what Phil Davis Said in Post Fight Press Conference
