Alexis Davis: I’d love to have Quentin Tarantino walk me out to the cage

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Alexis Davis may be far from the best when it comes to promoting her fights, but hand her an outlandish question and she will offer a similarly outlandish response in return.

The UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger, who is scheduled to face Ronda Rousey in the co-main event of UFC 175 on Saturday, was asked at her pre-fight media scrum which celebrity she would chose, if any, to walk her out to the cage.

While many would suggest a fighter or an iconic music star, Davis selected a name that way not what the reporter was expecting.

“You know who I’d love? I’d love Quentin Tarantino to come out with me.”

Davis’ pick was certainly an interesting choice, and a far safer bet than Derek Brunson’s suggestion from last year.

Hey @MileyCyrus will you walkout with me my next fight singing “We Can’t Stop” make sure you bring your foam finger & twerkin ! #UFC

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) November 13, 2013

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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.