After his controversial first defense of the Bellator heavyweight title, Bellator’s champion at both 205-pounds and heavyweight looked to add Rizin’s heavyweight crown to his trophy case. With Bellator and Rizin having a working relationship that has seen Kyoji Horiguchi add the Bellator featherweight title to his Rizin crown, Bader seemed the next competitor to unite the belts.
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