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Matt Erickson

Jeff Creighton loved proving doubters wrong with massive Bellator 293 upset of Joey Davis

TEMECULA, Calif. – Jeff Creighton beat Joey Davis with a split decision Friday on the preliminary card at Bellator 293 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif.

Take a look inside the fight with Creighton, who handed Davis the first loss of his career.

Jeff Creighton vs. Joey Davis

Result: Jeff Creighton def. Joey Davis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Updated records: Creighton (7-2-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Davis (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA)
Key stat: Davis closed as much as a massive 25-1 favorite at some sports books.

Creighton on the fight's key moment

Jeff Creighton

“I know he got the seven takedowns. But after the fight, I looked up at the (video) board to get all the stats. I stayed busy the entire time. I did the most damage. He held me down a little bit. Then he got me flat on my back once during the whole fight. Other than that, I was scrambling and hitting him with elbows. My elbows were literally hurt from hitting him with so many elbows. I stayed busy, he didn’t, so I thought I won the fight. I thought I won the fight just due to damage and staying busy.”

Creighton on being a massive underdog

Jeff Creighton

“It feels amazing. I saw that I was the biggest underdog on the card and I kind of just thought that was funny – a lot of people counting me out, and I knew that going into the fight that I was going to prove people wrong.”

Creighton on what he wants next

Jeff Creighton

“If (Max Rohskopf) wants to go up to 170, that’s fine – I’m down. I’m not really looking for him. If he wants it, he wants it. I hope Bellator has me back. I got the ‘W’ over their guy – I would hope they want me back.”

To hear more from Creighton, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 293.

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