The chip on Alexis Vila’s shoulder is viewable from space.
You can hear it in the way the 40-year-old former Olympian talks about
himself and his opponents. Any suggestion that he’s in for a tough night
or that his opponent is a serious threat, and he almost seethes with
contempt. Every one of his answers is infused with the subtext: you’re
messing with the wrong Cuban.
Vila, who’s made it to the finals of the Bellator
season-five bantamweight tournament, wasn’t satisfied with his most
recent performance, and now he’s looking to take all his dissatisfaction
out on fellow finalist Eduardo Dantas.