Rookie watch: NCAA wrestling champ Phil Davis to make pro MMA debut Sept. 6
LionHeart Management has announced that 2008 NCAA National Wrestling Champion and 4-time All-American Phil Davis (Penn State) will make his professional MMA Debut in Bloomington, Indiana on Sept 6 at Elite Cage Fighting 25.
Davis' opponent in the Sept. 6 light heavyweight bout will be Jason Law, who is a Bloomington native.
A formal announcement will be made next Wednesday at a press conference at which both Davis and LionHeart founder Chad Dubin will be present.
According to the LionHeart press release:
In July of this year, LionHeart MMA in State College, PA signed Davis to an exclusive MMA career management deal. Davis has since accumulated an amatuer record of 3-0. None of his fights have gone the distance.
LionHeart also represents TUF 7 contestant Paul Bradley and has also represented Penn State's 2007 NCAA heavyweight wrestling finalist Aaron Anspach.
(Photo of Phil Davis courtesy of LionHeartFighters.com.)











