{"id":43046,"date":"2012-10-19T10:51:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T17:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=43046"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:31:05","slug":"phil-davis-fills-in-for-chael-sonnen-against-forrest-griffin-at-ufc-155-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/phil-davis-fills-in-for-chael-sonnen-against-forrest-griffin-at-ufc-155-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Davis Fills In For Chael Sonnen Against Forrest Griffin At UFC 155 | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/phil.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/phil.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"phil\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/phil.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/phil-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/phil-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhen Chael Sonnen got the call to host \u201cThe Ultimate Fighter\u201d season 17 opposite Jon Jones he was forced to bow out of his scheduled UFC 155 bout with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. <\/p>\n<p>The UFC has scrambled and now just announced that Phil \u201cMr. Wonderful\u201d Davis has agreed to step in as his replacement on the UFC 155 main PPV card.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 155 is set to take place on December 29, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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