By Harry Davies@harrydavies14 Bloodyelbow.com Ryan Bader’s coach, Jair Lourenco, believes the Bellator two-weight world champion has a very realistic chance of finishing Daniel Cormier if they two are to meet in a fight in the future. Shortly after Cormier simultaneously won his UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, Bader did the […]
Fedor releases statement after 35-second loss to Ryan Bader at Bellator 214
By Milan Ordoñez@Mr_Ordonez Bloodyelbow.com Particularly throughout the first decade of the 2000s, Fedor Emelianenko’s dominance was almost unparalleled. But as age and physical wear and tear caught up with “The Last Emperor”, he began racking up losses, many of which ended inelegantly for him. This was the case on Saturday […]
Video recap: Bader KOs Fedor, becomes two-division champ
Bloodyelbow.com By Nick Baldwin@NickBaldwinMMA Ryan Bader made Bellator history on Saturday night. “Darth” knocked out MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in 35 seconds to win the Bellator heavyweight title, becoming the first fighter in promotion history to hold two belts at the same time. Bader is also the Bellator light heavyweight champion. […]
Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader main card preview
By Eddie Mercado@TheEddieMercado Bloodyelbow.com Bellator 214 is scheduled to go down this Saturday night, January 26, and will be capped off with the finale of the promotion’s heavyweight Grand Prix. MMA great Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to face the promotion’s light heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader, with the winner being crowned Bellator’s […]
Bellator 214 main card reported purses: Fedor Emelianenko $300,000, Ryan Bader $150,000
Bloodyelbow.com By Mookie Alexander@mookiealexander We are just one day away from Bellator MMA’s first event of 2019, which features the heavyweight grand prix final/championship bout between the legendary Fedor Emelianenko and current Bellator LHW king Ryan Bader. With the card taking place in California, we do have some payout info courtesy […]
Ryan Bader in favor of Lyoto Machida rematch in the future
By Alexander K. Lee@AlexanderKLee MMAfighting.com Sitting atop the Bellator light heavyweight division, Ryan Bader gets to call the shots. And one thing he’d like to do is avenge a six-year-old loss to Lyoto Machida. Both signed to Bellator now, Bader and Machida clashed back when they were members of the UFC roster at a […]