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Bellator champ Ryan Bader opens up on leaving PFL, says retiring in the UFC ‘would be a cool scenario’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:08:32 +0000

Bellator champion Ryan Bader explained why he opted to part ways with PFL. Bader (31-8-1) is now a free agent after PFL failed to provide him clarity on his fighting future. He departed with one fight left on his deal, but unlike several other fighters in the promotion, the split was amicable. “When they acquired Bellator, and Bellator was no longer, it was like everything was up in the air,” Bader told Submission Radio . “Like, who’s the champ – this and that

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Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader parts ways with PFL

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:59:20 +0000

Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader is a free agent. Bader (31-8-1) has amicably parted ways with PFL with one fight remaining on his deal. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after an initial report from Ariel Helwani on Wednesday. Bader, 41, hasn’t competed since suffering a quick knockout loss to Renan Ferreira in the PFL vs.

Bellator champ Ryan Bader joins cast for Mark Kerr biopic starring The Rock

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 May 2024 19:50:45 +0000

Ryan Bader is putting his MMA career on hold to dip his toe into the movie industry. Bader, the current Bellator heavyweight champion, announced on Monday that he will take three-month hiatus and relocate to Vancouver, where he will join the cast of the Mark Kerr biopic “The Smashing Machine,” starring The Rock (via Instagram ): View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) Putting the mma game on pause for a bit as I head to Vancouver for about 3 months. Excited to be a part of an amazing project by Benny Safdie #thesmashingmachine . Giving ode to a couple legends of the sport, @markkerrtsm @markcolemanufc the highs and the lows that come with this crazy ass sport. @therock WWE star and actor The Rock has recently taken up MMA training as he prepares to play former UFC tournament champion Kerr in the film, which will highlight Kerr’s life and career. Ohio-born Kerr was a force of nature in his prime

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Linton Vassell on entering 2024 PFL season: ‘I can’t be waiting around’ for Ryan Bader

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:38:33 +0000

Linton Vassell expected Ryan Bader next but ended up entering the 2024 PFL season instead. Vassell (24-8) was scheduled to challenge Bellator heavyweight champion Bader (31-8) this past October but withdrew due to lingering effects of COVID. In the meantime, Bader faced 2023 PFL champion Renan Ferreira in February but was knocked out in just 21 seconds . Vassell still thought he’d get to run things back with Bader but ended up accepting an offer to join the 2024 PFL season when he was told Bader isn’t ready yet. “I was supposed to fight Bader, which didn’t happen,” Vassell told MMA Junkie Radio. “I got sick in October.

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Renan Ferreira def. Ryan Bader at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:07:23 +0000

Check out these photos from Renan Ferreira ’s TKO victory over Ryan Bader at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions , which took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos courtesy of PFL) Renan Ferreira def. Ryan Bader at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 25: Ryan Bader walks to the cage before fighting against Renan… RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 25: Ryan Bader walks to the cage before fighting against Renan Ferreira during the 2024 PFL vs Bellator: Champs event at Kingdom Arena on February 25, 2024 in Riyadh

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PFL vs. Bellator: Champions results: Renan Ferreira sparks Ryan Bader in 21 seconds, calls out Francis Ngannou

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:53:59 +0000

Renan Ferreira didn’t waste time cashing in his ticket for a future big payday in a massive showdown against Francis Ngannou . With just one fight left on the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the PFL side needed to pick up a victory as Bellator was running a clean sweep on the tally of bragging rights between promotions.

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PFL announces Francis Ngannou will fight Renan Ferreira vs. Ryan Bader winner; no timeline given

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:14:12 +0000

(Editor’s note: Story updated after PFL’s announcement following Ngannou’s interview on ESPN.) The stakes in the champion-vs.-champion showdown between Ryan Bader and Renan Ferreira just got a whole lot bigger after the PFL announced on Thursday that the winner will take on former UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngnnou when he returns to MMA. “The PFL is excited to announce Francis Ngannou’s return to MMA in the PFL PPV division will be against the winner of the PFL Champion vs. Bellator Champion heavyweight superfight between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader,” PFL CEO Peter Murray said in a statement. “Francis is a true combat sports icon with a global fan base and appeal

PFL announces Francis Ngannou will fight Renan Ferreira vs. Ryan Bader winner; no timeline given – MMA Junkie

Francis Ngannou: Ryan Bader vs. Renan Ferreira PFL winner likely will be MMA return opponent

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:44:15 +0000

Things have to play out March 8 before he makes any definitive commitments, but former UFC champion Francis Ngannou sees the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions main event as a sweepstakes for his MMA return opponent. Bellator champion Ryan Bader fights Renan Ferreira on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The victor might find themselves in the crosshairs of Ngannou, who sees a future matchup as an unofficial MMA heavyweight title unification bout. “(That’s) my potential opponent, because I think the winner of this is going to be the guy I fight in my MMA return when I return,” Ngannou said Thursday on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” “… First of all, both are champions

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Special PFL vs. Bellator: Champions belt designs revealed

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:24:35 +0000

While the PFL and Bellator titles won’t be on the line Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the winner of each champion vs. champion matchup will go home with special hardware. Monday, the promotion released a first look at the special PFL vs. Bellator: Champions title belts that the winners of the head-to-head champions fights will be awarded with. Those eligible for this special title belt are the main event and co-main event competitors.

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Why Ryan Bader thinks a Jon Jones rematch would be a different fight than UFC 126 in 2011

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:52:49 +0000

Ryan Bader is confident he would do a lot better if he ever got the chance to run things back with UFC champ Jon Jones . Bader (31-7) faced Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) at UFC 126 in February 2011 in a matchup to dub the “next big thing” in the sport. Jones ended up dominating Bader en route to a second-round submission, handing him his first career loss. Since then, both fighters’ careers have flourished. Jones went on to reign over the UFC’s light heavyweight division for years and recently captured the UFC heavyweight title

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