R. Bader is Bellator's first two-time champion. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook bellatormma
Ryan bader knocked out Fedor Emelianenko in the final of the heavyweight GP at Bellator 214, in California (USA), last Saturday (26). With the victory, he won the heavyweight title and made history by becoming the first fighter to win two belts simultaneously in the organization. In a press conference after the event, 'Darth' revealed his desire to face Daniel Cormier in a 'champ vs champ' fight.
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“He’s one of those guys who proves himself time and time again. He's a champion, inside and outside the cage, beating monsters. Nothing but respect from me. It would be fun to do a champ vs champ cross-promotion… We’ll see if that happens”, said Bader.
The new heavyweight champion surprised everyone with his knockout of the Russian legend in just 35 seconds. However, Ryan explained that the fight-ending move was trained during training camp for Bellator 214.
“And you can ask my team, we practice this shot a lot. I saw the punch was going to do that. You can't see the right hand. It's very difficult for him to notice because it comes on so hard. We felt that he would respect my wrestling a lot. If you look through any of the Bellator Countdown footage and all that kind of stuff, we were practicing this all the time. Faking and throwing that left hook, and we knew he would be there,” explained the double champion.
Ryan bader He is the Bellator light heavyweight and heavyweight champion. He has been with the organization since June 2016, when he won Phil Davis in event 180. The North American has a record of 32 fights, with 27 triumphs and five setbacks.
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