The former UFC light heavyweight star told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that he preferred the offer Bellator gave him over the one the UFC did -- so he inked a deal with Bellator. It was as simple as that. The signing was made official last week.
"I have nothing but gratitude for those guys," Davis said of the UFC. "I would have liked to sign the big contract and stay with the UFC, sure. That was my first option. But as more options became available, I went with other options. It's hard to look at it emotionally.