Michael Lee Davis (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

competing in the

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division of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC).

Background

Davis was born in

Hudson, New York Hudson is a city and the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,894. Located on the east side of the Hudson River and 120 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, it was named for the rive ...

and grew up in South Cairo, New York. Davis graduated from Cairo-Durham High School, where he also started wrestling. After the high school, Davis graduated from

Columbia–Greene Community College Columbia–Greene Community College (Co-Greene or C-GCC) is a public community college in Hudson, New York. Founded in 1966, it is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is locally sponsored by two rural counties, Columbia ...

with an associate degree in exercise physiology.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After his amateur career, Davis turned professional in 2015. He racked up a record of 5–0 before he was invited to participate

Dana White's Contender Series Dana White's Contender Series, formerly named Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, is an American mixed martial arts promotion. In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold the competition weekly on UFC Fight Pass (It has since been move ...

. He faced

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at Dana White's Contender Series 14 on July 24, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After the Contender Series, Davis continued in Island Fights. He faced Elvin Brito for the Island Fights Lightweight Championship at Island Fights 51 on December 21, 2018. He won the fight and the championship via third-round knockout. He won another fight against Carlos Guerra before being called to replace the injured

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on short notice at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his promotional debut, Davis faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson on April 27, 2019, losing the bout via second-round submission. Davis was expected to make his sophomore appearance against Danny Henry at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier on September 28, 2019. However, Henry withdrew from the fight and Davis was subsequently booked to replace

Brok Weaver Brok Mitchell Weaver (born December 5, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of PFL. A professional since 2013, he has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career ...

and face Thomas Gifford at UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson on October 12, 2019. He won the fight via third-round knockout. Davis was then scheduled to face

Giga Chikadze Giga Chikadze ( Georgian: გიგა ჭიკაძე, born 25 August 1988) is a Georgian mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Chikadze fo ...

at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo on February 29, 2020. However, Davis pulled out due to an injury. The bout was rebooked to take place at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris on May 16, 2020, only to see Davis withdraw again due to a weight cut related illness and be replaced by Irwin Rivera. Davis faced UFC newcomer Mason Jones at UFC on ESPN: Magny vs. Chiesa on January 20, 2021. He won the close fight via unanimous decision. He earned a '' Fight of the Night'' bonus for his performance. Davis was scheduled to face

Jai Herbert Jai Herbert (born 13 May 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who currently fights as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Cage Warriors lightweight champion and also competed in BAMMA. Background Herbert ...

for the first time on March 19, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 204 ''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 204'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 62'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 19, 2022 at The O2 Arena in Lo ...

. However, Davis withdrew from the bout due to personal reasons and was replaced by

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. Davis was scheduled to face

Uroš Medić Uroš Medić (born April 25, 1993) is a Serbian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in the Novi Sad suburb of Budisava, he started Judo at four years old. ...

on October 1, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 211. However, Medić was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Viacheslav Borshchev. Davis won the bout via unanimous decision.

Boxing career

Davis is also a professional boxer, holding a record of 3–0 with two knockouts.

Championships and accomplishments

*Island Fights **Island Fights Lightweight Champion (one time; former) *

** Fight of the Night (One time) * MMAjunkie.com **2021 January Fight of the Month vs. Mason Jones

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

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