Phil Davis fought in the UFC for five years, where he was often ranked among the best light heavyweights in the world. Now, he wants the promotion to make big changes so he can keep proving that he is one of the best fighters in the world. Davis' name was at the top of a new antitrust lawsuit against the UFC that was filed in late May. This lawsuit is different from two very high-profile cases that have already ended with a $375 million settlement and a second case that is still going through the courts. This new lawsuit is not asking for any money damages. Davis' lawsuit is not asking for money; instead, it is asking for changes to the UFC's business practices, such as changing contracts and getting rid of "restrictive and/or exclusionary clauses." It is also asking for a "sunset provision" that lets fighters "terminate the contract with no penalty within one year after its execution." Davis says that it all comes down to fighters being able to go after the biggest chances in the sport, which he can't do now that he's left the UFC. Davis told MMA Fighting, "The truth is, I don't do this for fun." "My ability to fight against the best people in the world has been limited. I can't do that outside of the UFC. That's a real failure of justice. I was the Bellator champion for a while, and then Glover Teixeira became the UFC champion soon after. I beat Glover Teixeira very easily, but I couldn't take advantage of the chance to fight him. You're the best in the whole universe. I would never take that away from him. He worked hard for it. I think I can beat him again. That is just not true. "Everyone who plays professional sports or high-level sports is in it to be the best." You are fighting to show that you are the best in the world by competing against the best. To be the best in the world. All prize fighters in combat sports get paid, but Davis says that his main goal in this lawsuit is to get the UFC to change the way it does business. His biggest hope is to get rid of contract terms that make it impossible for him to fight a UFC champion like Teixeira again because Davis was working with a rival promotion. Davis said, "I'm not looking for any damage or money." "I haven't been promised anything." I want to be able to fight the best, and not just for myself but for everyone else who is competing. "You have a chance to fight the greatest in the world. I want you to fight the best in the world if you're at that level. Why wouldn't I want that for you? I want that for myself. I want everyone who plays this sport to be able to be the best, fight the best, and put on the biggest fights for the fans. Everyone wins. Someone would lose. This isn't a personal grudge of any kind. This is exactly what needs to happen. Davis, who won an NCAA championship while wrestling for Penn State, thinks it's crazy that he wouldn't have been able to compete against other college athletes just because they weren't in the same conference. Davis thinks that if he wins his lawsuit, it will be good for all MMA fighters today. Davis said, "No other sports league works that way." "We had a dual meet with Oklahoma State even though we weren't in the same conference in college sports." They are in a different conference altogether. We wouldn't even see them outside of big national duals or when we play Oklahoma State, but we put them on the schedule. At that time, they were No. 1 and we were No. 2 in the country. It turns out that Penn State won our dual meet. "We won, and that's just how sports are." We want to be number one. They had it, we put them on the schedule, and we came out on top. Everyone wins. Davis thinks these adjustments are not only good for the fighters, but also for the overall combat sports sector as MMA becomes more popular around the world. Davis said, "MMA has grown so much and taken shape, and it is definitely changing." "The rules are out of date and too strict. Everyone should be able to fight the best in the world." Once you are ranked in the world, you can fight the best fighters in the world.