ORLANDO – UFC President Dana White questions whether Phil Davis really wants to be the light heavyweight champion of the world, but Davis plans to show him. Following a pre-event press conference for Saturday’s UFC on FOX 11, White said Davis seemed content as a highly ranked fighter, but didn’t strike him as the kind of guy who would do anything to win the belt now held by Jon Jones. Davis (12-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) next week faces Anthony Johnson (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 172, which is headlined by a title bout between light-heavy champ Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) and No. 1 contender Glover Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). Davis increasingly has targeted Jones in interviews, even predicting he’ll get an interim title shot when Jones withdraws from the pay-per-view due to injury. But apparently, Davis’ words have been lost on White, who isn’t convinced the former NCAA wrestling champ is gunning for a title shot.
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