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Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo Annonuced For Bellator 226

Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo has been made official. Earlier today (July 11), Bellator sent out a press release confirming the heavyweight title matchup. Bader will put his heavyweight gold up for grabs for the first time. “Darth” won the ti…

Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo has been made official. Earlier today (July 11), Bellator sent out a press release confirming the heavyweight title matchup. Bader will put his heavyweight gold up for grabs for the first time. “Darth” won the title back in Jan. 2019, starching Fedor Emelianenko in the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight […]

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Ryan Bader Defends Heavyweight Title Against Cheick Kongo At Bellator 226

Bellator 226 has a main event. The Viacom-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion announced today (Thurs. July 11, 2019) that Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader will defend his title against Cheick Kongo in the main event. This will be Bader’s first defense of the heavyweight title since winning the strap in the Heavyweight Grand Prix […]

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Bellator 226 has a main event. The Viacom-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion announced today (Thurs. July 11, 2019) that Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader will defend his title against Cheick Kongo in the main event.

This will be Bader’s first defense of the heavyweight title since winning the strap in the Heavyweight Grand Prix finale against Fedor Emelianenko in January. Bader is undefeated since joining Bellator in 2017. He is currently on a seven-fight win streak, five of those wins coming under the Bellator banner.

Three of his five Bellator fights have been won via stoppage. Bader also reigns as the light heavyweight champion of the promotion, but will be defending his heavyweight strap first. He’ll take on Kongo, another man on an impressive run with an eight-fight win streak. That win streak has included a few close decisions and a pair of knockout victories.

Kongo last challenged for the Bellator heavyweight title back in 2014 but came up short against Vitaly Minakov. Now, he’ll get another crack at Bellator 226. The show goes down from the SAP Center in San Jose, California on September 7. Later that month, the promotion will be getting its Featherweight Grand Prix tournament underway as well with an excellent title bout.

What do you think about Bader taking on Kongo for the heavyweight title?

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Ryan Bader Weighs In On Potential Lyoto Machida Rematch

Ryan Bader is well aware of the possibility of a chance at redemption against Lyoto Machida. Back in Aug. 2012, Bader and Machida did battle under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. The bout ended in the second round when Bader walked rig…

Ryan Bader is well aware of the possibility of a chance at redemption against Lyoto Machida. Back in Aug. 2012, Bader and Machida did battle under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. The bout ended in the second round when Bader walked right into a punch from Machida that shut his lights off. Fast forward […]

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Ryan Bader Responds To Chael Sonnen’s Comments That He Needs To Beg Him To Fight

Chael Sonnen is set to take on Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222 in what is expected to be the number one contender fight. And, speaking at media day, Sonnen made an interesting claim talking about fighting Ryan Bader for the belt. “This is said to be the …

Chael Sonnen is set to take on Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222 in what is expected to be the number one contender fight. And, speaking at media day, Sonnen made an interesting claim talking about fighting Ryan Bader for the belt. “This is said to be the number 1 contender’s fight, but it puts me […]

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Chael Sonnen: Ryan Bader Sucks, He Can’t Draw

Chael Sonnen has changed his tune on Ryan Bader. Sonnen is set to take on Lyoto Machida in the co-main event of Bellator 222. The bout will take place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. While “The American Gangster” has a &#8220…

Chael Sonnen has changed his tune on Ryan Bader. Sonnen is set to take on Lyoto Machida in the co-main event of Bellator 222. The bout will take place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. While “The American Gangster” has a “Dragon” to slay, he’s already throwing shade at Bellator “champ-champ” Bader. Chael […]

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