Mike Davila was recently asked to leave his academy because of his decision to participate in Eddie Bravo Invitational 7.
Davila himself announced this in a facebook post:
The name of the gym itself doesn’t reveal the agenda behind this request but upon further look you can see that Bronx Martial Arts Academy is a Renzo Gracie affiliate led by Doug Pelinkovic, Lou Presta and Andrew Johnson (pictured below).
And if you’re looking to find out more about Davila himself this EBI promotional video might be of much help:
Davila appears to be currently a brown belt with 4 stripes as per another posting of his. Prior to the tournament he was one of the names Eddie Bravo highlighted in promotional material.
Reportedly John Danaher refused to shake Davila’s hand upon the end of his match with Eddie Cummings. Davila made it through the first round via heel hook against Joao Marinho and against Baret Yoshida with an overtime armbar.
Cummings defeated Davila via RNC to advance to the finals:
If the commentary was right and John Danaher refused to shake Davila’s hand it’s certainly an interesting move given what Danaher declared in the past on respect for opponents:
Respect for an opponent is the foundation of the martial arts. It is what distinguishes the martial arts from mere violence.