Ryan Bader: Matt Mitrione has never fought a ‘dynamic, explosive wrestler’ like me

Ryan Bader entered the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix as one of the favorites among the oddsmakers and one round in, he thinks he’s still a good bet.
Though Bader is actually competing outside of his natural weight class, his status as Bellator’s 205-pound champion made him a logical pick heading into the eight-man heavyweight tournament, and he lived up to even the loftiest expectations with a 15-second TKO of Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 199 in May. It was the fifth straight