Inside Look at Bellator 256: Ryan Darth Bader vs Lyoto The Dragon Machida

Last Updated on April 8, 2021 2:58 pm by

< wpimage aligncenterid5352sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202104mma 1 1024x576jpeg alt= class=wp image 5352><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p>On Friday April 9 <strong>Bellator 256 Ryan Darth Bader vs Lyoto The Dragon Machida <strong>will take place<strong> <strong>at the Mohegan Sun Arena for the<strong> Quarterfinals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix<strong> This will be a rematch for Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida as in 2012 they met in the UFC on Fox 4 event Shogun vs Vera where the Brazilian defeated with a KO at 132 of the second round Therefore both fighters will put everything on the table to take the win in this rematch <p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>How Did Ryan Darth Bader Get Here<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>On one side we will have 37 year old <strong>Ryan Bader<strong><strong> <strong>the <strong>World Heavyweight Champion <strong>who has always had a past linked to wrestling Since high school he has won two state championships and was ranked 4 in the country He made his debut in the<strong> UFC <strong>12 years ago where he has a <strong>record of 27 wins 12 of them through KO and 6 defeats<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Darth Bader<strong><em> <em>in his last three submissions has had a victory against the 44 year old Russian at 35 seconds of the first round with TKO last January 26 2019 In addition he also had a no result bout against Cheick Kongo due to an accidental thumb in the eye on the Frenchman where the doctor determined that he could not continue to fight and in this way Darth made the first defense of the title on September 7 2019 Finally in his most recent submission on August 21 2020 he defeated Russian Vadim Nemkov by TKO at minute 302 of the second round<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>You can watch Ryan Baders latest fight here<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=JN0va3cT4 gtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=JN0va3cT4 g <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>How Did Lyoto The Dragon Machida Get Here<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>On the other side of the cage we will have 42 year old Brazilian Japanese <strong>Lyoto Machida<strong> who has also been a<strong> UFC Light Heavyweight Champion<strong> As the son of Karate Do master Shotokan style Yoshizo Machida he started training Karate Do when he was three years old and reached his black belt when he was thirteen He also practiced Sumo and Brazilian Jiu jitsu The experienced fighter leaves us with a<strong> record of 26 victories 11 of them by KO and 10 defeats <strong>during his 14 years fighting in the<strong> UFC<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>The Dragon <strong>in his last three fights leaves us with a record of one victory on June 14 2019 against Chael Sonnen with a TKO at 22 seconds of the second round at The Forum in New York He also has two defeats the first was against Dutch Mousasi on September 28 2019 and the last and most recent against Phil Davis on September 11 2020 Both defeats came by split decision at the end of the third round respectively<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>You can watch Lyoto Machidas latest fight here<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=a2TjtfbMB3UtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=a2TjtfbMB3U <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Important Fight Information<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Where <strong>Friday April 9 2021 <li><li><strong>Where <strong>the Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville<li><li><strong>What Time <strong> 700 pm CST<li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting Line<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong><em>Predictions<em><strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Ryan Bader 128<strong><li><li><strong>Lyoto Machida 32<strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><p> < wpparagraph >