Vinny Magalhães is 28 years old and has a record of 10 wins, five losses and one unsuccessful fight as a professional. The Brazilian was a finalist in the eighth season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter, but ended up defeated by Ryan bader in the decisive fight. Your opponent, Phil Davis, has only one defeat in his career, to Rashad evans. In addition to this failure, there were ten victories and one unsuccessful fight, against the Brazilian Wagner Caldeirão.
In the other fight announced for UFC 159, Roy Nelson faces Frenchman Cheick Kongo. Both fighters are coming off victories: Nelson knocked out Matt Mitrioni at the TUF 16 Finale, on December 15th, and Kongo was declared the winner by unanimous decision against Shawn Jordan at UFC 149, in July last year.