Evans vs. Jones? Not if Phil Davis has anything to say about it
Questions about the recently-crowed 205-pound champ Jon Jones were directed at the fighter known as Mr. Wonderful. Fresh off the…
Questions about the recently-crowed 205-pound champ Jon Jones were directed at the fighter known as Mr. Wonderful. Fresh off the win over Nogueira, Davis didn’t want to hear any noise about a potential fight with Jones, simply answering, If (Dana White) says get ‘em, I got ‘em. If he don’t say get ‘em, I don’t got ‘em.
The fact is, if Davis wins his recently announced fight with Rashad Evans at UFC 133 in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, he could possibly be the next opponent for Jones.
At that point, he’ll definitely be told get ‘em because he got ‘em.
With Jones having to bow out of his scheduled fight with Evans due to a thumb injury that he though needed surgery, Davis was called in to take on the man who was originally slated to fight for the title. As of last week, Jones elected to opt out of surgery and should be cleared to fight come June, but that doesn’t change the plan for Davis to take on Evans at UFC 133.
The fight is still on and Davis is happy to get a shot at a number one contender at this point in his young career.
The timing is fine, Davis told MMAWeekly.com. I’m going to go out there and get a ‘W’ no matter what.