UFC wanted Lyoto Machida to fight Phil Davis ,except nobody told 'Mr. Wonderful'

Undefeated light heavyweight up-and-comer Phil Davis was expected to fight former 205-pound champion Lyoto Machida on the main card of the UFC 140 pay-per-view on Dec. 10 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

There was just one minor obstacle: Nobody told "Mr. Wonderful."
UFC President Dana White yesterday tweeted that he "jumped the gun" in telling MMA Weekly about the potential light heavyweight match-up and that as of today (Sept. 28), the fight was no longer under consideration.
In fact, Davis (via USA Today) hadn't even heard about the pairing until it was already dead and buried.

"All of this is news to me. I'm still recovering and training. That's pretty much the story. I guess the boss must have looked to book me. ... I'm just not a go yet. I wasn't really involved in any of this whole story, other than I'm the guy in question. I've got to get with the guys in charge and see what they want me to do next. ... I'm merely one of the characters in a video game. I just run down the field. I don't call the plays. I would love to be in there putting on a good show and fighting, but my leg just does not agree with that. You put a timetable on it, it just may not work. You've just got to play it by ear. ... I don't want to tell the fans I'm going to be back next week, and then that turns into two weeks from now or two months from now."

This isn't the first time the promotion has toyed with the idea of a Davis vs. Machida match-up.