Corey Anderson and Phil Davis, two of Bellator’s top light heavyweights, are set to face off at Bellator 297 in Chicago.
Two of Bellator’s top light heavyweights, Corey Anderson and Phil Davis, are set to face off in Chicago at Bellator 297 on June 16 at Wintrust Arena. The bout was initially reported by ESPN and has since been officially announced by the promotion. Both Anderson and Davis are ranked in the top 10 of the Global Rankings, with Anderson at No. 6 and Davis at No. 9.
This marks Anderson’s first booking since his loss to Vadim Nemkov this past November. The fight was for Nemkov’s 205-pound title, a Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament crown, and a million-dollar prize. It was Anderson’s first loss in five appearances for Bellator. On the other hand, Davis, a former Bellator champion who successfully defended the light heavyweight title once, is on a two-fight winning streak with back-to-back decision wins over Julius Anglickas and Yoel Romero. He has won five of his past seven fights.
Bellator 297 is scheduled to be headlined by a light heavyweight championship bout between Nemkov and Romero, with a recently added co-main event featuring the returning Sergio Pettis defending his bantamweight title against featherweight champion and former lightweight champion Patricio Pitbull.