Ryan Bader is planning on running things back with Cheick Kongo , but not before defending his light heavyweight title first. In his most recent outing, Bellator dual champ Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) put his heavyweight title on the line against Kongo (30-10-2 MMA, 12-2 BMMA) in a fight that was ruled a no contest due to an accidental eye poke by Bader. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie , Kongo went off on the champion, claiming Bader intentionally poked him in the eye because he was starting to tire out, staking his claim for a rematch. Bader was scheduled to defend his light heavyweight title for the first time since 2017 against Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 242 before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the event
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