Ryan Bader is determined to make history Saturday night and knows what he has to go through to pull it off. “Fedor is MMA,” Bader (26-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) said of his Bellator 214 main event opponent, legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (38-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA). The two meet in the Bellator heavyweight grand prix tournament final, and the winner will become the promotion’s new heavyweight champion. That’s a big deal for Bader, since a win would make him a two-division champion. He already holds the light heavyweight title and has cruised past his first two tournament opponents.
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Bellator 214 headliner Ryan Bader says ‘Fedor is MMA’ ahead of title fight – MMA Junkie