Phil Davis to fight Wagner Prado
Updated: June 28, 2012, 6:13 PM ET
By
Franklin McNeil | ESPN.com
Light heavyweight contender Phil Davis will face Wagner Prado on Aug. 4 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com on Thursday.
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Ranked seventh among light heavyweights by ESPN.com, Davis (9-1) was originally scheduled to meet Chad Griggs at the UFC on Fox event, but Griggs suffered an injury that forced him to withdraw.
The undefeated Prado makes his UFC debut against Davis. He will enter the cage with an 8-0-0 record.
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