--- title: "1 Got Opportunity Quotes By Ryan Bader" description: "1 Got Opportunity quotes by Ryan Bader. Plus more from Ryan Bader and more Got Opportunity sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/ryan-bader-6598_fault_there-will-always-be-something-down-ther_1972887.jpg" --- > [There will always be something down there that says, 'All right, you won the Bellator title but you never won the UFC title.' I've thought about that. I've never had the opportunity, and yes, a lot of it is my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/there-will-always-be-something-down-there-that-says-all-right-you-won/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/ryan-bader-6598_fault_there-will-always-be-something-down-ther_1972887.jpg) ## More by Ryan Bader > [I felt like I deserved a title shot a few times in the UFC and was kind of passed over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-felt-like-i-deserved-a-title-shot-a-few-times-in-the-ufc-and-was/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [Coming over to Bellator, it was a great decision. I came over and had the opportunity to fight for the light heavyweight title right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/coming-over-to-bellator-it-was-a-great-decision-i-came-over-and-had/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [We get stereotyped as MMA fighters as being barbarian and trying to hurt people. A lot of us are college-educated, like myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/we-get-stereotyped-as-mma-fighters-as-being-barbarian-and-trying-to/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [The men and women in the United States Military allow me to live my dream, and I want to continue to do everything I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/the-men-and-women-in-the-united-states-military-allow-me-to-live-my/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I got to a point I was so focused on getting a title shot all the thought in my head was to go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-got-to-a-point-i-was-so-focused-on-getting-a-title-shot-all-the/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [Winning is everything to us, but at the same time you've gotta have exciting fights and keep pushing it in that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/winning-is-everything-to-us-but-at-the-same-time-you-ve-gotta-have/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [The lowest I've ever made - and this was on the prelims - was 35 grand on a fight. I've made upwards of 80…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/the-lowest-i-ve-ever-made-and-this-was-on-the-prelims-was-35-grand-on/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I treat it just like a workday. When I'm training, I'm training. When I'm not, I'm not. And when I'm not in fight prep,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-treat-it-just-like-a-workday-when-i-m-training-i-m-training-when-i/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I've got to work on my defense and my movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-ve-got-to-work-on-my-defense-and-my-movement/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I'm not in the UFC to be mediocre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-m-not-in-the-ufc-to-be-mediocre/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [My whole style of wrestling is I like to use the truck double. It's basically a tackle for MMA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/my-whole-style-of-wrestling-is-i-like-to-use-the-truck-double-it-s/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [Some people say I miss a lot of shots, but I'm not missing them, that's how I set them up. I'm not in danger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/some-people-say-i-miss-a-lot-of-shots-but-i-m-not-missing-them-that-s/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I had a great contract coming out of the UFC into Bellator, but it was that second contract that made me really, really happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-had-a-great-contract-coming-out-of-the-ufc-into-bellator-but-it-was/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I believe I'm one fight away at all times from getting a title shot and being up there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-believe-i-m-one-fight-away-at-all-times-from-getting-a-title-shot/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) > [I don't put Jardine on a pedestal or worry about any kind of step-up. He's just another fighter standing in the way of me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-bader/i-don-t-put-jardine-on-a-pedestal-or-worry-about-any-kind-of-step-up/) [Ryan Bader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-bader/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-opportunity/ryan-bader/#itemlist", "name": "1 Got Opportunity Quotes By Ryan Bader", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There will always be something down there that says, 'All right, you won the Bellator title but you never won the UFC title.' I've thought about that. 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