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Ryan Bader in favor of Lyoto Machida rematch in the future

Sitting atop the Bellator light heavyweight division, Ryan Bader gets to call the shots.

And one thing he’d like to do is avenge a six-year-old loss to Lyoto Machida.

Both signed to Bellator now, Bader and Machida clashed back when they were members of the UFC roster at a UFC on FOX show in Los Angeles back on Aug. 4, 2012. “The Dragon” was coming off of a failed title bid against Jon Jones and was expected to provide a gauge for how far along Bader was in his own development as contender.