Coming off of his first loss in almost five years, Ryan Bader is getting right back into the hunt for championship gold.
Bader’s quest to win another Bellator grand prix begins Friday when he takes on previous foe Lyoto Machida in the main event of Bellator 256. The two first crossed paths back on Aug. 4, 2012, at a UFC on FOX event in Los Angeles.
It was all Machida in the initial encounter as he befuddled Bader with his infamous karate style before landing a one-punch knockout in the second round.