Ryan Bader, a mixed martial fighter who fights in UFC’s light heavyweight division has faced his hardest opponent at UFC 119, Antonio Rogerio “Minitoro” Nogueira. Bader defeated Nogueira by unanimous decision.
With the biggest career Bader, who is currently 12-0 in his MMA career, what is next for him after defeating Nogueira.
According to an interview with Fight Line, Bader says that he thinks he is pretty close to a title shot, but he still has a lot to learn.
“Ultimately my goal is to have the belt some day,” Bader said. “It's up to the UFC who they want to put me against.
Bader was born and raised in Reno. He was a high school state wrestling champion, and Division 1 wrestler in college. He made his MMA debut in 2007. He first showed up in the UFC on the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, winning the overall competition. Since winning The Ultimate Fighter, Bader has earned victories over Keith Jardine and Eric Shafer.
He currently trains with Power MMA and Fitness.
While a title shot is the ultimate goal for Bader, there are other opponents he will have to go through before getting a title shot. According to the Bleacher Report, Bader’s next opponent may be Jon Jones, who is also rising in the light heavyweight division. Jones has earned victories over Brandon Vera and Vladimir Matyushenko.
Tomas Rios, a Sherdog writer thinks Bader’s next fight should be against Rich Franklin.
Other possible opponents for Bader include Matt Hamill, Tito Ortiz, and maybe even Quinton Jackson.
Whether his next fight is against a legend, or another Ultimate Fighter contestant, Bader knows he has a challenge ahead of him.
Whoever's next, it's going to be a tough fight, no matter what,” Bader said.
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