Ryan Bader became the first fighter to punch his ticket to the Bellator heavyweight grand prix final when he defeated Matt Mitrione in Friday’s Bellator 207 headliner. Bader (26-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) remained unbeaten in his Bellator career and moved closer to becoming the organization’s first dual-division champ when he scored an utterly lopsided unanimous decision victory over Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in the Paramount-televised matchup at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. He will now meet the winner of Saturday’s Bellator 208 semifinal between Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Bader’s tournament semifinal victory over Mitrione at Bellator 207.
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