White: Phil Davis needs to get over mental hump
Phil Davis is currently fourth in the light heavyweight division, but UFC President Dana White believes it will take some work for him to break into contender status.
Phil Davis is currently fourth in the light heavyweight division, but UFC President Dana White believes it will take some work for him to break into contender status:
I like Phil, and I don’t want to throw Phil under the bus, but Phil needs to get over that mental hump, and he needs to get on the Internet and f–king check the rankings and see where he’s ranked, White said. He’s one of the best light heavyweights in the world, but he doesn’t come off to me like I’ve got guys (who are) breathing down my f–king neck for fights: ‘I want this fight. I want this, I want that.’
Phil Davis is like, ‘Eh, I’ll hang out around No. 4 here.’ He’s not that guy that comes across to me like, ‘I f–king want it. I want to be the champ. I want to be the best in the world.’ He’s just sort of, ‘Eh.’
