Ryan Loder knew he needed to make changes following his knockout loss to Azamat Bekoev.
The Ultimate Fighter Season 32 winner pushed himself through training camp, and when he showed up for his UFC debut in May 2025, he was on the other side of injuries and letdowns, which is another way of saying he wasn’t in the best space before a fight.
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He doesn’t bring that up as an excuse—he showed up to fight, after all—but Loder admits he “wasn’t ready” for the fight. The Northern Iowa alumnus was happy to make his first walk to the Octagon in Des Moines, but otherwise, he came away from the experience with myriad lessons in tow.