Phil Davis is in Bellator because he doesn't use his wrestling enough in fights lately.. He thinks he's "Bruce Mohammad Ali" standing or something much like Koscheck did in the past and we all know where that got him...
Phil Davis much like Josh Koscheck were 2 guys born to wrestle and both should have stuck to their wrestling guns when fighting in the cage to continue to grind out wins.. That's what got them to the elite levels in the first place so why stray?.. To fight against your strengths is never a good idea at the elite MMA levels.. It sends you packing to lessor organizations like Bellator in a hurry... Become a grinder if need be, work on your strengths harder and expand on those..... Work in the clinch and with the dirty boxing, become a grinder if need be in other words...
When comparing Josh Koscheck to Phil Davis, one must agree that Phil Davis is slightly better standing and has a much better chin when taking a clean punch. That doesn't give him the right to stand and box it out for 3 rounds against UFC top level competition..
Looking at Phil Davis - I think he should work on his mental toughness first, get back to the basics, not worry about his pretty face so much.. Phil Davis is an explosive athletic and wrestler much like a GSP and has a very good chin.. Phil Davis should fight more like GSP and lean harder on his wrestling in fights, timing doubles and clinch training.....
It's mental with Phil Davis combined with poor directional coaching in training IMO if I had to guess....
The boy can wrestle though.. refer to link below for clarity if unsure...
http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-...is_phil00.html