‘Mr. Wonderful’ Tired Of Waiting For Bader, Happy To Fight Albrektsson

Bellator 231: “Mir vs. Nelson 2” airs from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., tomorrow night (Fri., Oct. 25, 2019), featuring a main event between Frank Mir (18-13) and “Big Country” Roy Nelson (23-17), revisiting a war from almost a decade ago when they fought at UFC 130.

Nelson will look to avenge a loss from that prior meeting, but there are no such stakes for “Mr. Wonderful” Phil Davis (20-5, 1 NC), who collides with “King” Karl Albrektsson (9-2) in the co-main event of the evening. In fact, one could ask the question out loud, “What does a win do for Davis in this division?” Meanwhile, Albrektsson seems to have far more to gain in this fight. The majority of his career has been spent in Rizin thus far, and of the only common opponent between the two, Albrektsson holds a career win over Vadim Nemkov while Davis does not. That puts Davis in a really awkward divisional position if he takes a loss to both men.

MMAmania.com recently spoke with “Mr. Wonderful” about the reason(s) he’s taking this risk at this point in time and how it could help him get a rematch with Nemkov … or perhaps even Ryan Bader.