UFC 165 Video: Phil Davis’ immediate reaction to the controversial Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson decision

Credited with the massive improvements on Alexander Gustafsson's wresting game, the Swede's Alliance MMA teammate Phil Davis was cage-side watching all the action from…

By: Anton Tabuena | 10 years ago
UFC 165 Video: Phil Davis’ immediate reaction to the controversial Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson decision
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Credited with the massive improvements on Alexander Gustafsson’s wresting game, the Swede’s Alliance MMA teammate Phil Davis was cage-side watching all the action from the UFC 165 headliner. As with a lot of the fans in the arena, “Mr. Wonderful” was absolutely shocked at the result, when Bruce Buffer announced that Jon Jones had won and retained his belt.

ABS-CBN’s Christian Wong was also in the arena and was able to film his reaction, so watch the short clip above to see how Davis reacted immediately after the controversial decision was announced.

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Currently ranked as the #3 light heavyweight, Davis is also coming off some controversy himself, winning a contested decision against Lyoto Machida last August at UFC 163.


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Anton Tabuena
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Anton Tabuena is the Managing Editor for Bloody Elbow. He’s been covering MMA and combat sports since 2009, and has also fought in MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing.

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