Official Phil Davis vs Wagner Prado - UFC on FOX 4

by **doyousukadaweena** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:25 pm

An injury has forced Chad Griggs out of his UFC on Fox 4 bout against Phil Davis so undefeated prospect Wagner Prado has been tapped as his replacement.

Prado’s management team at AMR Group confirmed the new fight to MMAWeekly.com on Wednesday with bout agreements in place for the August card.

MMAWeekly.com first profiled Wagner Prado earlier this year when he was a 6-0 pro training out of Team Nogueira.

Since that time the young Brazilian has picked up one more win and now makes his dream jump to the UFC where he faces a tough test in former NCAA champion wrestler Phil Davis.

“My biggest dream is to be the UFC light heavyweight champion of the world and thank God I’m on the right track, but I’ll go up one step at a time. I’m working toward achieving my goal and one day I’ll be there,”said Prado in April.

Now he’s there and he’ll get the chance to make a very big impact in his first fight as he faces Phil Davis at the UFC on Fox 4 card on Aug 4 in Los Angeles.

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by **Elbowsmash2012** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:48 pm

sucks for griggs, losing first fight an now this. guys got good hand just needs better tdd...well at least he wont be wrestle-fucked by davis

by **therealgreen1** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:25 am

thank god! I like Griggs i didnt want to see Davis wrestlefuck him put him up against strikers

by **AXEMELL** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:29 am

It's almost a relief. One dimensional wrestlers are the worst. Even if they have decent striking, they always have the neutralizing approach to fall back on. It ruins many possibly great fights.

by **jjmmajkd** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:38 am

axemell wrote:It's almost a relief. One dimensional wrestlers are the worst. Even if they have decent striking, they always have the neutralizing approach to fall back on. It ruins many possibly great fights.

u hit the nail on the head with that one

by **kounterfeit6** » Thu May 31, 2012 2:17 am

therealgreen1 wrote:thank god! I like Griggs i didnt want to see Davis wrestlefuck him put him up against strikers

Totally agree! I like Davis too but i didn't think griggs was ready for a fighter the caliber of davis. Griggs still needs experience. V.Overeem and Lashley are his only "Big" names that he's beaten. V.Overeem is pretty subpar, his record is 32 - 30. He was finished 29 Times! And lashley needs a signature win to prove himself. Thats why griggs should get an entry level fight against another newcomer.

by **slevin** » Thu May 31, 2012 3:48 am

This dude is 8-0 and has 7 kos and 1 dec. Should be interesting.

by **cantfightacold** » Thu May 31, 2012 4:17 am

Thought Griggs was a heavyweight .

by **mmabearpig** » Thu May 31, 2012 5:24 am

cantfightacold wrote:Thought Griggs was a heavyweight .

Yah me too maybe hes cut down??

by **doyousukadaweena** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:00 am

mmabearpig wrote:
cantfightacold wrote:Thought Griggs was a heavyweight .

Yah me too maybe hes cut down??

It wouldve been his debut at 205.

by **KarlFarl** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:10 pm

im on my knees praying this guy is the next big thing, i fucking love this influx of top tier muay thia guys from brazil. Brazilians have always been a top fighting country since this shit began but even the recent influx im loving it. I havnt seen tape on this guy(anyone know where?). That being said i hope hes got some good take down defense and just lights up a slow phil davis.

by **ballsmcgee** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:41 pm

looking for first sigbet. i got davis. someone step up.

by **M3NiK** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:42 pm

Prado is a killer. I hope he can keep it off of the ground.

by **KarlFarl** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:54 am

ballsmcgee wrote:looking for first sigbet. i got davis. someone step up.

ill take prado dude.... im leaving for work right now though and most likley will not be getting to see any of these fights tonight, however ill take the bet and we can figure out sig shit tomorrow? PM me to confirm

by **6RANDON1POSEY9** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:25 pm

Fuck it, i'm going with Prado by tko in the 1st.