McGeary and Davis get all Clinton vs. Trump on media call
Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary and Phil Davis took part in a media conference call today ahead of their…
Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary and Phil Davis took part in a media conference call today ahead of their fight at Bellator 163 on November 4, 2016, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
McGeary has been out with injuries since he tapped Tito Ortiz in September of 2015. He recovered from surgery and has been training for the past four months. Davis meanwhile beat Emanuel Newton and Francis Carmont on the same night as McGeary’s successful title defense and then decisioned King Mo in May.
The conversation started out amiably, with some light discussion about Bellator’s “Vote for Phil Davis” campaign.
“We’re promoting this fight and we’re also having a little fun with this crazy election that we have going on, and the fact that this fight’s going to be equally as crazy, but equally as one sided,” said Davis as transcribed by Steve Juon for MMA Mania.” It’s just comedy all the way around. You’ve got one character, and then you’ve got one cool guy. Kudos to Bellator for recognizing that there could be so much comedy in the world out there.”
The pair then went back and forth, and the rhetoric escalated.
“All the fun games are over now,” said McGeary. “I’ve had three to four months of getting ready for him, and the torture I’ve put myself through in this gym, I’m getting ready to take it out on him. He can make all the jokes and try to turn it into a laugh, but at the end of the day we’re able to fight him and this is going to be a tough fight. I’m going in there and I’m going in there to hurt him.”
Davis was not impressed.
“The fun and games are NOT over — the fun and games have just begun,” said Mr. Wonderful. “You’ve been training for four months, I’ve had over a full year I’ve put into wearing yo’ butt out and dragging your face across the mat.”
McGeary then found the Vote video less funny.
“I’m watching all these silly little videos that he puts up thinking ‘How’s he got time to do these videos?’ He should be in the gym training,” saidthe Englishman. “I’ve done all the talking I need to do. We had a laugh and a joke back when he was fighting, but now it’s time to get serious. Now it’s time to get on this. I’ve got a belt to defend and I will be defending it. I’m not gonna let that squeaky voiced weirdo take it off me.”
Calling Davis “squeaky” was over the line.
“Was that directed toward me? Squeaky voice? Unbelievable,” retorted Davis. “I used to like Liam, but you know what, out of all the guys I’ve fought I’m gonna like punching him in the face the least. Business is business and I’m going to have to come at this man like a spider monkey.”
McGeary then took the conversation the presidential debate level.
“My business is to break your nose,” he said. “I don’t make promises mate. Have you not seen my record? It’s 11-0 for a reason. If I say I’m gonna knock ’em out, I knock ’em out, if I say I’m gonna submit ’em, I submit ’em. You — I just wanna beat your f***ing face in.”
And Davis got in some final words.
“You haven’t had a fight for a year and you think you can just jump off the bench, FRESH,” questioned Davis. “Wrong, wrong! The world don’t work like that. Listen, I’ve been beating people up while I’ve been waiting to beat up you, okay? Your picture is on a bag in my gym and I just beat the picture off the bag for the second time.”