Ryan Bader has spent the majority of his professional MMA career in the UFC, but he?s currently a free agent. There is another big MMA promotion who will be making an offer to the light heavyweight star.
?I have a Bellator offer coming either today or tomorrow,? Bader said on The MMA Hour. ?We kind of know the particulars. I went out and met with Scott Coker and the Bellator boys and I liked what they had to say, and I liked what they were about. So we?re going through that process. That being said, the UFC has the right to match. It?s kind of in a weird place. I?m super-excited to be in this position. I?m in a great position.?
Bader thinks a title shot should be in his immediately future if he signs with the Viacom owned promotion.
?I do believe we can [get a title shot right away],? he said. ?That?s another thing, like I said, I keep hitting on the word opportunity and the plan ? what?s your plan for me? And so, things like that are being discussed. I know [Davis] probably wants to get that win back?that?s definitely part of it.?
Bader hasn?t competed since UFC Fight Night 100 in 2016, where he defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by TKO.