The light heavyweight bout between Corey Anderson and Phil Davis will be part of the Bellator 297 tournament on June 16 in Chicago.
The fight was officially announced by representatives of the organization.
Corey Anderson, 33, was defeated in the final of the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix last November, losing a five-round unanimous decision to reigning division champion Vadim Nemkov.
Phil Davis, 38, is on a two-game winning streak with a split decision over Yoel Romero and a unanimous decision over Julius Englikas. Prior to that, Davis also lost to Nemkov, losing to the Russian by unanimous decision.
Corey Anderson and Phil Davis are currently #1 and #2 in the Bellator light heavyweight rankings, respectively.
Recall that the main event of the Bellator 297 tournament will be the light heavyweight title fight between Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/31173-kori-anderson-vstretitsya-s-filom-devisom.html?rand=19907
