NEW YORK – Ryan Bader believes he should be considered as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world if he manages to win the Bellator heavyweight grand prix and claim a second Bellator title. Bader (25-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), the current Bellator light heavyweight champ, continues his pursuit of a second piece of hardware of Friday when he meets Matt Mitrione (13-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) in the first tournament semifinal at Bellator 207. No one in the history of Bellator has held two belts simultaneously, but Bader can make history if he beats Mitrione and then the winner of Fedor Emelianenko (37-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Chael Sonnen (30-15-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), who fight Saturday in the second semifinal at Bellator 208. Bader is already ranked No.
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