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With Ryan Bader’s reign as light heavyweight champion coming to an end in August, the former dual-champion has nowhere else to go but back up to the heavyweight division, to defend the last piece of Bellator gold he has. And in my mind, there is one Russian mountain the American has to traverse to get a true stranglehold on the division. It’s a fight demand for Bellator that better happen in 2021. Bellator dream fight: Ryan Bader vs. Vitaly Minakov At 37-years-old, Ryan Bader is a good light heavyweight, but better heavyweight. In August, his trip to the Vadim Nemkov woodshed showed he st...

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting 2020 was a wild year for MMA, that feels like it lasted a lifetime. With all the action that took place over the year, it’s hard to remember what took place. This series looks to help out with that, providing an overview on what happened in each weight class, and a look at what we can expect to come in 2021. Year in Review The Good Coming off a down year in 2019, things certainly improved in the heavyweight division in 2020, if for no other reason than the trilogy between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier was finally resol...

Ryan Bader May Have To Vacate Bellator HW Championship Ryan Bader (Photo credit: Bellator) If Ryan Bader has his way, his next bout will be a light heavyweight championship rematch against Vadim Nemkov instead of defending his heavyweight title. Reigning Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader suffered his first loss in four years and since entering Bellator MMA when he dropped the light heavyweight title to Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 244. Bader was enjoying life as Bellator double-champion, and according to president Scott Coker, he is determined to return to that status as soon as possible i...

Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley Preview and Predictions Bellator 216 is the second part of Bellator MMA’s weekend doubleheader taking place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The card’s headliner is a quarterfinal bout of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Knockout veteran Paul Daley goes toe-to-toe with human highlight reel Michael “Venom” Page. Daley dropped a unanimous decision to Jon Fitch at Bellator 199. Page retained his undefeated record one event later at Bellator 200, where he beat David Rickels by verbal submission. The co-main event is a heavyweight affair betwee...

Ryan Bader may have to vacate his Bellator heavyweight crown as he is eager to run things back with light heavyweight king Vadim Nemkov.