Ryan Bader scoffs at Cheick Kongo's title threat, not impressed by Bellator 216 performance

Feb 17 2019 by MMAjunkie

 

Cheick Kongo became the No. 1 contender for the Bellator heavyweight title Saturday night and talked big afterward. Champion Ryan Bader, however, is not impressed.

Kongo handed former champ Vitaly Minakov the first loss of his career at Bellator 216, earning a unanimous decision to cement himself as the next challenger to Bader’s title. Kongo’s performance was hardly spectacular, though. For 15 minutes, Minakov tried pushing the pace as Kongo was content to backpedal and look for counter...

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