Ryan Bader Reveals How Much Weight He’s Added to Get Ready for Heavyweight Grand Prix

Ryan Bader is happy to not cut weight for the first time in his athletic career to compete in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix but that doesn’t mean he’s suddenly going to look like a different fighter. In fact, Bader says the difference…

Ryan Bader is happy to not cut weight for the first time in his athletic career to compete in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix but that doesn’t mean he’s suddenly going to look like a different fighter. In fact, Bader says the differences in his size right now and what he weighed while competing at […]

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Ryan Bader Optimistic About His Tournament Path Before Bellator 199

Ryan Bader (24-5) faces Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (21-6) in the next round of Bellator’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix at Bellator 199. The current light-heavyweight champ has a shot at avenging a loss from his wrestling days, along with a chance at clai…

Ryan Bader (24-5) faces Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (21-6) in the next round of Bellator’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix at Bellator 199. The current light-heavyweight champ has a shot at avenging a loss from his wrestling days, along with a chance at claiming two titles with Bellator MMA that would make for a great landmark […]

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Bellator 199: Bader vs. Lawal Preview

Bellator MMA returns to network television this weekend with Bellator 199. Bellator 199 is set to take place on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card wi…

Bellator MMA returns to network television this weekend with Bellator 199. Bellator 199 is set to take place on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card will air on Paramount Network at 9:00 PM EST. This […]

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Ryan Bader Dismisses King Mo’s Retirement Claims

Ryan Bader believes Muhammed Lawal is off-base with his latest claims. Bader and “King Mo” will compete this Saturday night (May 12) in a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix match-up. The winner will advance to the semi-finals to meet Matt Mitr…

Ryan Bader believes Muhammed Lawal is off-base with his latest claims. Bader and “King Mo” will compete this Saturday night (May 12) in a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix match-up. The winner will advance to the semi-finals to meet Matt Mitrione. The bout is set to headline Bellator 199, which will be held inside the SAP […]

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Ryan Bader Says Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen is a Tossup

Ryan Bader believes predicting the outcome of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen is tough. Emelianenko recently earned his spot on the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. He knocked out Frank Mir in 48 seconds and will now meet Sonnen l…

Ryan Bader believes predicting the outcome of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen is tough. Emelianenko recently earned his spot on the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. He knocked out Frank Mir in 48 seconds and will now meet Sonnen later this year. Sonnen moved on to the semi-finals when he defeated Quinton Jackson […]

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Ryan Bader Doesn’t See King Mo Evolving Ahead of Bellator 199

Ryan Bader has respect for Muhammed Lawal, but believes he lacks the ability to evolve. Bader is the reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion, but he’s dipping his toes in the heavyweight water. He’ll take on “King Mo” in a …

Ryan Bader has respect for Muhammed Lawal, but believes he lacks the ability to evolve. Bader is the reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion, but he’s dipping his toes in the heavyweight water. He’ll take on “King Mo” in a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix match-up. If all goes well, then the winner will meet Matt Mitrione in […]

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