Gallery Photos: Best of Ryan Bader view 33 images Ryan Bader will compete up a weight class for the first time in his career when he participates in the Bellator heavyweight grand prix. He said he’s doing everything he can to be properly prepared for it. Bader (24-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), the reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion, has never fought outside his natural weight class before. The opportunity to join the eight-man, single elimination tournament was too hard to resist, though, because it gives “Darth” a chance to become the organization’s first simultaneous two-division champ
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Champ Ryan Bader reveals planned weight for Bellator heavyweight tourney – MMA Junkie