Phil Davis not trying to follow Jon Jones’ UFC path, but not afraid to step in the way

SEATTLE – Fighting just seven days after fellow young gun Jon Jones claimed the UFC’s light-heavyweight belt, undefeated
prospect Phil Davis simply couldn’t avoid the
questions.

Try as he might to deflect the comparisons to “Bones,” the wrestling
phen…

SEATTLE – Fighting just seven days after fellow young gun Jon Jones claimed the UFC’s light-heavyweight belt, undefeated
prospect Phil Davis simply couldn’t avoid the
questions.

Try as he might to deflect the comparisons to “Bones,” the wrestling
phenom was forced to discuss his future even before he stepped into the
cage to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the featured bout of Saturday’s
UFC Fight Night 24 event.

And while Davis essentially avoided the questions prior to his
unanimous-decision win, he answered directly when quizzed post-fight.