On Friday night, in the main event of Bellator 207, Bellator light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader advanced to the finals of the promotion’s exciting Heavyweight Grand Prix with a win over Matt Mitrione. While Bader has looked pretty much unstoppable since joining the Bellator roster \u2014 in two divisions at that \u2014 he still regrets the fact that he never got the chance to fight UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier during his time as a UFC fighter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do think about that,\u201d Bader told the media after Bellator 207 (via MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cWe all are, \u2018Woulda, coulda, shoulda.\u2019 A big reason for me to come over is I believe I was the best in the world and never got the opportunity to show it [in the UFC]. Over here I did. It\u2019s always there. I\u2019m a competitor, I want to be the best in the world, not, \u2018Oh yeah, but there\u2019s another organization.\u2019 Taking nothing away from him. He\u2019s a dominant champion. He\u2019s one of the best to ever do it. Of course I want it. But will that ever happen? No.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think I match up well with him,\u201d Ryan Bader added, discussing a potential matchup with Cormier. \u201cEspecially now. If I would have matched up with him five years ago, I don\u2019t think I would do all that well. I think now I beat him. Its just one of those things where it\u2019s too bad it\u2019ll never happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Interestingly, Daniel Cormier seems to agree with Ryan Bader on this one. Shortly after Bellator 207, the UFC double-champ took to Twitter to commend Bader on his success in the Bellator cage and admit it would have been fun to fight him while they both called the same promotion home.<\/p>\n Bader is killing it in bellator! It would have been a fun one ! https:\/\/t.co\/kmi4VqUj3a<\/a><\/p>\n — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n