In the Cage – 10.19.12 The MMA Corner Staff October 19, 2012 News Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA. Phil Davis replaces Chael Sonnen against Forrest Griffin With Chael Sonnen being selected to face Jon Jones on April 27, his UFC155 foe, Forrest Griffin, was left without an opponent. Today the UFC announced that Phil Davis, fresh off a dominant UFC 153 submission of Wagner Prado, would step in to face the former light heavyweight champion. UFC 155 takes place on Dec. 29 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view event will be headlined by a heavyweight championship rematch between current champion Junior dos Santos and former champ Cain Velasquez. Davis-Griffin is expected to serve as the co-main event. Source: UFC Full Bellator 78 card takes shape The full card for Bellator’s Oct. 26 event in Dayton, Ohio has been revealed. The Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University hosts the 10-fight event. The four-fight main card airs live on MTV2 at 8 p.m. ET, and a six-fight preliminary card streams on Spike.com beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Main Card Lyman Good vs. Michail Tsarev – welterweight-tourney semifinals Andrey Koreshkov vs. Marius Zaromskis – welterweight-tourney semifinals Brian Rogers vs. Dominique Steele Alvin Robinson vs. Daniel Straus Preliminary Card Justin McNally vs. Jake Nauracy Rocky Edwards vs. Rob Hanna Jared Combs vs. Mikkel Parlo Billy Horne vs. Trey Houston Zoila Gurgel vs. Casey Noland Shaun Asher vs. Jason Butcher Source: MMA Junkie Japanese veteran Kazuo Misaki retiring following Dec. 22 Deep bout Former Pride champion and Strikeforce veteran Kazuo Misaki announced at Friday’s Deep 60 Impact Impact his intention to retire at the Dec. 22 Deep Haleo Impact at Korakuen Hall. Despite leaving active competition, Misaki promised to continue being involved in the sport, though he did not specify in what capacity. Source: Sherdog Photo: Phil Davis (Esther Lin/MMA Fighting)