Bellator 154’s Phil Davis Knows Road to Light Heavyweight Title Runs Through ‘King Mo’

When Bellator MMA staged its first “Dynamite” card last September, the California-based promotion was looking to bridge Glory with its own brand of MMA. The end result was a memorable card, but one of the things that stood out was how easily Phil Davis ran though the event’s one-night heavyweight tournament. Davis began his run by submitting former champ Emanuel Newton and then mowed down Francis Carmont in the final round. The only drawback: Davis was supposed to meet Muhammed Lawal in the final, but “King Mo” got hurt in his opening-round win and had to withdraw. On Saturday, in the main event of Bellator 154, “Mr. Wonderful” will have his chance to topple Lawal. However, the 205-pounders are no bitter rivals. The way Davis sees it, Lawal is standing in the way of what the Pennsylvania native is trying to accomplish. There are no hard feelings. “He’s a cool dude,” Davis said of Lawal in a recent interview with Sherdog.com. “He’s a great fighter, too. We go way back …

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