{"id":381859,"date":"2021-04-11T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T18:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=381859"},"modified":"2021-04-11T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T18:55:55","slug":"ryan-bader-issues-statement-after-smashing-lyoto-machida-at-bellator-256","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/ryan-bader-issues-statement-after-smashing-lyoto-machida-at-bellator-256\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Bader issues statement after smashing Lyoto Machida at Bellator 256"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bellator light heavyweight contender Ryan Bader issued a statement after smashing Lyoto Machida in the main event of Bellator 256.<\/p>\n

Bader is part of the eight-man Bellator World Light Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket. In the first fight in the tournament quarterfinals, Bader took on Machida in the Bellator 256 headliner<\/a>. It was a rematch of the pair’s first fight back at UFC on FOX 4: Shogun vs. Vera in August 2012, a fight that Machida won via KO. This time around, however, the fight was completely dominant for his opponent as Bader won a clear unanimous decision. Though Machida did well in the first round with his striking and won that round on the judges’ scorecards, he was outwrestled the rest of the way as he lost four rounds to one.<\/p>\n

Following his win over Machida, Bader took to social media<\/a> to issue a statement following his latest victory in the Bellator cage, one that sends him to the tournament semifinals.<\/p>\n

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