Mike Davis made his return to action in a lightweight bout on Saturday at UFC Vegas 88, or would have had Natan Levy not missed weight for the bout.
Levy was just a half pound over, but had not been cleared to continue his cut on Friday.
For Davis, it was his first action since 2022, but he remained on a three-fight win streak, most recently claiming victory over Viacheslav Borshchev. Levy had also been out since 2022, and had won his last two.
“Beast Boy” Davis came out swinging, dropped Natan Levy, then quickly transitioned to the back. In went a body lock, and Davis pursued the rear-naked choke while Levy fought the wrists to defend. Not a great spot for Levy to be early, but he appeared to have his wits about him.
The problem for Levy appeared to be that he had no way out of the position. Davis was easily controlling him from the back, Levy sat on top. While the submission wasn’t really close, Davis was controlling the action and winning the round, while barely breaking a sweat. When Levy did finally make it up, Davis stayed on the back. They dropped back down, got up, and finally Levy freed himself, and returned the favor by controlling the back of Davis, before ending up caught in a kneebar.
With Levy surviving the late kneebar attempt, the pair headed to round two. The pair wound up in a scramble on the ground early, with Levy on bottom in the end. Davis worked from side control and again took the back with apparent ease. When Levy rolled, he wound up in an arm-triangle choke, and it wasn’t long before he was tapping — giving Mike Davis his fourth straight win!
Official Result: Mike Davis def. Natan Levy by submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 1:43
