Roundtable: What’s the biggest takeaway from Phil Davis signing with Bellator?

In case you’ve been out of the loop, Phil Davis is now with Bellator, having used his free agent status to hop over to the Viacom-owned promotion last week. The UFC chose not to match Bellator’s offer, which means that a long-time top 10 light heavyweight who has headlined or co-headlined numerous UFC shows is now elsewhere. Davis becomes the latest top 10 fighter to leave the UFC, but unlike Jake Shields, Jon Fitch, and Yushin Okami, he left as a free agent as opposed to being released outright.

There are plenty of ways to dissect what is undeniably a major move in the MMA world, regardless of how you view Phil Davis as a fighter. The Bloody Elbow staff is here for real-time roundtable discussion on the biggest takeaways from this signing. You can follow along by refreshing the page periodically, and also respond to our thoughts in the comments section.