New UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier wanted to rumble with The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner, especially after the UFC 187 post-fight press conference, but he will get Alexander Gustafsson next.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans might get that chance now.
The 35-year-old Evans expects to return from knee surgery in September, and he thinks Bader would be the right foe for his return. According to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday night's edition of UFC Tonight, Evans believes a bout with Bader would be the fight which "puts him right back in the mix" in the new 205-pound landscape.