Davis injured, UFC working toward Evans vs. Machida II for UFC 133
Well, another main event has bit the dust for the UFC.
According to MMAFighting.com, Davis suffered a knee injury and he will have to pull out of the planned fight with Rashad Evans at UFC 133 on Aug. 6.
The UFC has been scurrying to find a replacement with Tito Ortiz apparently turning down an offer to take the fight.
MMAFighting.com originally reported that Lyoto Machida was taking the fight, but that has not been made official and the site has since retracted its story.
Still, the UFC is hoping it can land Machida for this fight, which would be an upgrade from the Evans-Davis fight. The real question will be if Machida can, and is willing, to take the fight on short notice.
Machida dominated Evans in their first meeting at UFC 98, as he took the light heavyweight title from Evans.
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