{"id":165858,"date":"2015-09-15T19:07:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T02:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=165858"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:48:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:48:51","slug":"phil-davis-says-signing-with-bellator-reignited-his-love-for-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/phil-davis-says-signing-with-bellator-reignited-his-love-for-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Davis Says Signing With Bellator &#8216;Reignited&#8217; His Love For MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a loss to Ryan Bader, former UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis says he was unable to come to terms with the UFC regarding a new contract and ultimately made the choice to sign with Bellator MMA. A move he now credits with reigniting his passion.<\/p>\n<p>The light heavyweight is gearing up for this Saturday&#8217;s Bellator &#8216;Dynamite&#8217; event, where he&#8217;ll make his debut and be a part of the four man, one-night tournament to determine the next title challenger.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of this weekend he spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/09\/phil-davis-signing-with-bellator-reignited-my-love-and-passion-for-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> about his move to the new promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was a really weird fight for me (against Bader); obviously I want to win every competition, but in my head it was just kind of a weird fight. Now, fighting for Bellator, I feel like just my preparation reignited my love and passion for the sport. 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