Phil Davis Takes Place Of Chael Sonnen, Will Fight Forrest Griffin At UFC 155

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Phil Davis will take on former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at UFC 155 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas, the UFC stated Friday afternoon.


Griffin had been scheduled to face Chael Sonnen at the December event, but Sonnen was tapped to become a coach on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter against Jon Jones.

Davis is coming off a Wagner Prado win via an anaconda choke submission in the second round at UFC 153 on Oct. 13. Davis is 4-1 in his last six fights.

Forrest hasn’t fought since defeating Tito Ortiz at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012. He is 3-3 in his past six fights.


The fight is slated to be on the main card of the event. A heavyweight clash between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez is expected to be the main event.

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endless Says, in 10-19-2012 at 16:49:09 from 211.50.52.18    

Hope Forrest wins, Davis is boring as hell to watch. His personality is even more boring. If Forrest loses he should just retire after one more Bonner fight.

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fernet416 Says, in 10-19-2012 at 17:46:49 from 75.110.9.48    

Davis is 4-1 in his last SIX fights?!? Ummmmmm…….

Bruno: The eye poke was a no-contest. Forgot that part.

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Ozinator Says, in 10-19-2012 at 17:49:44 from 24.150.11.142    

now if we can just get someone to replace Forrest

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baller Says, in 10-19-2012 at 18:41:13 from 24.148.88.3    

Davis should hv fought glover or silva n probably would hv won. He takes this 1 thou. Has good wrestling

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2222222 Says, in 10-19-2012 at 19:01:18 from 69.157.156.207    

nice this is a good matchup but davis will take it down.

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myballsnurarse Says, in 10-20-2012 at 01:15:40 from 76.246.63.118    

Yeah Davis has got this one plus Sonnen vs Jones wtf? no way!! What a joke, stop embarrassing yourself foo..

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moran julian Says, in 10-20-2012 at 01:36:18 from 76.168.174.198    

I guess Davis vs Jones is not as marketable.

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ramrod Says, in 10-20-2012 at 01:52:07 from 65.220.30.50    

he aint the most exciting figther but you got to admit he puts a clinic on the guy if they suck on the ground will be rooting for this guy Forrest Griffin does not have the heart to fight anymore.. but man if mr. wonderful had standup he would be a threat.. to the 205 division

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longshot Says, in 10-20-2012 at 02:07:13 from 142.233.200.21    

Forest is screwed now. I’m not a big fan of boring wrestlers but you cant really complain about davis he goes for the finish and has several finish by subs and he is really athletic with his take downs. Not a lay and pray leg hump machine

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endless Says, in 10-20-2012 at 04:56:12 from 211.50.52.18    

Davis is coming off a loss to Rashad, an no contest, and a win. So in his last 3 fights he’s 1-1-1. what’s he done lately? Nothing!

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cigronne Says, in 10-20-2012 at 06:15:31 from 95.122.70.157    

I love Davis staying active and getting this fight, the guy has amazing potential and if he can improve his stand-up game, he will be a non stoppable powerhouse in the division. By the way, I hate wrestlers and wrestling itself as a sport, but this guy has something special to me, nice kicks and tremendous endurance and versatility on the ground. I also dig his persona and well-spoken attitude.

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FedorFailsAgain Says, in 10-20-2012 at 08:18:33 from 65.87.250.153    

Okay the Spinning Back Fail crybabies get their wish, Chael the Fail gets to leap frog everyone and fight the Champ without defeating anyone at LHW. Why you people want to see Jones Murder Chael before your very eyes is beyond me…

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Rocco55 Says, in 10-20-2012 at 09:23:01 from 75.69.106.4    

This is too bad. This is a bad matchup for Forest, and Phil Davis would give Jon JOnes a much better fight then Chael is going to. Chael Sonnen has no chance against Jones at all. It’s really a bad matchup for him

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tobes Says, in 10-20-2012 at 11:10:57 from 99.232.57.160    

cigronne, if you hate wrestling, why do you watch MMA? I’ve done boxing, BJJ, MMA (even some pro fights), and I can tell you… wrestling is the hardest of them all. fun too, maybe not to watch for you, but fun (and tough) to train in it

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Ozinator Says, in 10-20-2012 at 12:11:14 from 24.150.11.142    

chael may not stand a chance if there was no press but he could get inside his head better than rashad did

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k Says, in 10-22-2012 at 17:18:06 from 174.49.191.64    

Ozinator
Haha I’m all for that.

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DrDoom Says, in 10-23-2012 at 02:07:32 from 50.92.115.195    

Davis is going to walk through Griffin. It’s not even going to be competitive. Really, Davis should have faced Sonnen, with the winner taking on Jones.

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