Ryan Bader has his marching orders.
Bader checked in at 204.5 pounds, as he prepares to defend the Bellator MMA light heavyweight championship for the first time against Linton Vassell (204.6) in the Bellator 186 main event on Friday at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (124.5) and Emily Ducote (123.9) -- the two participants in the inaugural Bellator women’s flyweight title fight -- also met the mandated requirements for their five-round co-headliner at Thursday’s official weigh-in.
Bellator 186 “Bader vs.