Ryan Bader

Known for Acting

6/7/1983(Age 42)

Reno, Nevada, USA

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the BellatorMMA (Light-)Heavyweight division.

Known For (39 credits)

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The Smashing Machine

2025

MMA fighter Mark Kerr struggles with addiction, winning and love during his peak era in the UFC.

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PFL vs. Bellator: Champs

2024

PFL vs. Bellator: Champs was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Professional Fighters League and Bellator MMA that took place on February 24, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2

2023

Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko (Heavyweight) Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov (Middleweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward (Welterweight)

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Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2

2022

Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo (Heavyweight) Yoel Romero vs. Alex Polizzi (Light Heavyweight) Davy Gallon vs. Benjamin Brander (Lightweight) Lorenz Larkin vs. Kyle Stewart (Middleweight) Mike Shipman vs. Gregory Babene (Middleweight)

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Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky

2022

Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky (Heavyweight) Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov (Lightweight) Henry Corrales vs. Aiden Lee (Featherweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Jaleel Willis (Welterweight)

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Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas

2021

Vadim Nemkov vs. Julius Anglickas (Light Heavyweight) Ryan Bader vs. Corey Andersion (Light Heavyweight) Benson Henderson vs. Brent Primus (Lightweight) Henry Corrales vs. Vladyslav Parubchenko (Featherweight)

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Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2

2021

Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 took place on April 9, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was headlined by a Quarterfinal of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. The headliner will be a rematch between former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida.

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Submission Underground 20

2020

Mason Fowler will be defending his belt for the third time against Bellator heavyweight champion and former light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader. A former NCAA wrestling standout, Bader presents a different challenge than previous defenses. Also on the card, Craig Jones will face Vinny Magalhaes, who are both decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, along with former judo Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii. Fowler won all of his previous defenses in the overtime ruleset.

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Submission Underground 19

2020

The submission grappling event created by Chael Sonnen, Submission Underground, returns for its 19th event and the final for 2020 with a barn burner of jiu-jitsu matches from Oregon. The line-up is peppered with UFC fighters including Donald Cerrone, Rafael dos Anjos, Felicia Spencer and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson amongst former fighters and Bellator standouts.

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Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov

2020

MMA Fighting will have Bellator 244, Bader vs. Nemkov fight card at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT., on August 22, 2020. In the main event, Bellator double champion Ryan Bader will defend his light heavyweight title against Vadim Nemkov.

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Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo

2019

Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo was a mixed martial arts event that took place on September 8th, 2019 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The event took place on Paramount Network and DAZN.

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Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader

2019

Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader took place on January 26, 2019 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN. This event concluded the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix by awarding the winner of the main event with the Bellator Heavyweight championship. This belt was vacated in May 2016 by Vitaly Minakov, who had not defended the title since April 2014.