Ryan Bader, after a successful career, although it could have been better, in UFC, will debut in Bellator MMA on June 24 competing for the title against current champion Phil Davis in the magnificent event Bellator 180.
These days Mr. Wonderful spoke about competing again against Darth, affirming that he wants to avenge the fight they had in 2015 in which he was defeated, also ensuring yesterday that he should not have been part of that show due to the schedule.
"To everyone who watched that fight, I'm sorry. The event started in Stockholm at four in the morning. Everyone should be sleeping at that time. There are two lines of thought. And both are ridiculous. What I did to stay awake until that time during the week. I tried to stay on California time. We woke up at two in the morning, trained until four, and then acclimated to the schedule until the fight. But during the week we had a lot of media obligations. All during my sleeping time. I shouldn't have competed in that event."
Today the contender talks about fighting again against his teammate, stating that it will not only be a rematch, but it will be a trilogy since before they both entered mixed martial arts, they competed, being defeated, in wrestling.
He beat me in the quarterfinals of a national tournament. He has a win over me in wrestling and I have a win over him in mixed martial arts. Now we will have the fight and it will be for the title. It's fun that we have a history. I want to make a statement with this fight.
The American fighter also spoke about the different way in which his new company works with salaries.
In UFC, we earn a certain amount of money for showing up to the fight, which we can then increase with a victory. That's why sometimes we try to ensure victory, taking our opponent to the ground, risking less. Because besides winning, we have to get as much money as possible. In Bellator MMA, we have a flat rate. We earn what we earn regardless of the victory, so we have more freedom. We won't be more reckless, but we have more freedom to fight.
Source: MMA Junkie