Phil Davis, 2008 NCAA Division I 184-pound champ for Penn State, will be competing at UFC 109: Relentless at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 6.
Davis, who signed with UFC just last month, will be facing former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Brian Stann, who played football at the US Naval Academy.
A four-time NCAA All-American wrestler, Davis built a 116-20 collegiate career with the Nittany Lions. The 25-year-old Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native owns a 4-0 professional MMA record, having competed inside the Palace Fighting Championship, Ultimate Warrior Challenge and Ultimate Cage Fighting Challenge promotions. In Davis' most recent MMA event in June, he submitted David Baggett with a rear-naked choke in 3:37.
Also featured on the UFC 109 card: Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman in a light heavyweight headliner event, and a middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen. Couture was a three-time All-American for Oklahoma State in the 1980s; Coleman was an NCAA champ at Ohio State. Sonnen was an All-American at the University of Oregon (which has since eliminated its intercollegiate wrestling program).
Resources
MMA website Sherdog.com: 11 bouts official for UFC 109
College Wrestling Examiner, December 16: 2008 NCAA champ Phil Davis signs with UFC
College Wrestling 101: Links to articles answering basic questions about wrestling, including rules, scoring, uniforms, more
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