Bader: I want to KO Cormier and earn title shot
Ryan Bader is currently fifth in the light heavyweight division, but knows that a knockout of his next opponent, Daniel Cormier, could put him in the title mix.
Ryan Bader is currently fifth in the light heavyweight division, but knows that a knockout of his next opponent, Daniel Cormier, could put him in the title mix:
“I’m gonna go out there – and I’ve had a couple, you know four or whatever decisions last couple of fights, you know? I want to go out there and I want to stop him,” Bader told Submission Radio. “I want to make a statement, to go out there and knock him out and earn this title shot.”
Bader’s confidence partially stems from his self-belief that Cormier is not a superior wrestler over him. Bader suggested that there are several tactics he could implement to negate Cormier’s takedown attempts. He believes that if he can limit Cormier’s supposed advantages in the fight, he will stand a strong chance of winning by stoppage.
“He’s been fighting a lot of guys that aren’t really wrestlers. He fought Pat Cummins yes, and he fought Jones. He lost to Jones, we didn’t see too much in the Cummins fight. So I think a lot of times people are just kind of surprised with that whole wrestling, and he has some different things that if you’re not aware of and you’re not in that wrestling world, you’re not thinking they’re much, but then when Daniel Cormier gets a hold of you and you’re going for a ride, you know? And there’s little things that can negate his takedowns and all that kind of stuff. It’s just high level wrestling, and people that don’t know much about wrestling and step in there with Cormier, and obviously he’s a very confident, very good wrestler, they’re going to have a tough time.”
