R. Bader is the new Bellator champion (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Bellator MMA)
Just days after becoming Bellator's new light heavyweight champion, Ryan bader you already know your next opponent. The company's president, Scott Coker, announced that the former UFC fighter will face King mo in his first title defense. There is still no exact date for the new fight, but it should take place later this year.
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“Bader must really face King mo in your next fight. I spoke to Mo and he is ready to return to the light heavyweight category and will be ready before the end of the year, so we will match Bader against Mo for a card before the end of 2017”, commented Coker in an interview with the North American program “ MMA Fighting”.
This means that Phil Davis, who lost the belt to Bader last Saturday (24), will not have the chance for a rematch, despite once again having an even fight with the new champion – the two had already faced each other in the Ultimate Championship with another triumph for “Darth Bader” . Despite not talking about a rematch, Coker admits that the fight was very competitive and he didn't understand the boos from the fans.
“I honestly think the decision could have gone either way. And so it was a split decision. It's difficult as a judge to judge this type of fight. I thought this duel was different (from the first time the two faced each other). This time, I felt like they really wanted to hurt each other. I don’t know if I felt that because I saw the fight live, close to the cage, but they were throwing really hard shots,” he declared.
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