MMA Combat - Phil Davis Injured, Machida Rumored to Fight Evans

MMA Combat - Phil Davis Injured, Machida Rumored to Fight Evans

Phil Davis (right) will not fight at UFC 133

It has been reported that undefeated UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis (9-0-0) has injured his knee during training and will not fight Rashad Evans (15-1-1) in the main-event at UFC 133, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center, August 6, 2011. MMA Fighting first reported the news, and rumor has it that the promotion is seeking former 205lbs champion, Lyoto Machida (17-2-0), as a late replacement. The contest would be a rematch of their UFC 98 encounter where Machida easily dispatched of then champion Evans via second round knockout.

Evans bounced back from the defeat with consecutive victories in 2010, but was sidelined after being declared the number one contender to Mauricio Rua's throne, as a result of a knee injury suffered during training himself. The opportunity opened the door for former teammate Jon "Bones" Jones, and the rest is history as Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history with his third round stoppage of Rua at UFC 128 in March.

Machida started his career a perfect 16-0, capturing the UFC light heavyweight belt after his stoppage of Evans in May of 2009; but after a controversial decision victory in his first title defense against Mauricio Rua, "The Dragon" was caught moving straight backwards during a "Shogun" onslaught in the rematch, getting knocked out and suffering the first loss of his professional career. Machida would then go on to lose a controversial decision himself against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in November of 2010, before stopping UFC hall of famer Randy Couture this past April in Toronto, Canada, at UFC 129.

The promotion is yet to formally announce a replacement for the bout.


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