Recent News on Sherdog.com · Nov 2, 2017
Ryan Bader Knew ‘Absolutely Nothing’ About Linton Vassell Before Bellator 186 Booking
After facing a who’s who of light heavyweight talent in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ryan Bader admittedly had to familiarize himself with the opponent for his first title defense at Bellator 186.
“Absolutely nothing,” Bader said of his prior knowledge of opponent Linton Vassell. “I knew of him because he kept on tweeting me before I even signed with Bellator, talking smack. But I hadn’t seen any of his fights or anything like that. When you get an opponent, you start watching tape on him, and then I remembered watching him against ‘King Mo’ in that tournament they had. I didn’t know really anything about him beforehand.”