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Ryan Bader

(1983) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

98 quotes in 288 categories

Ryan Bader is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Ryan Bader

Born: June 7, 1983
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Ryan Bader

[Wikidata] American mixed martial artist... | [Wikipedia] Ryan Bader is an American mixed martial artist and actor who competes in the Heavyweight division of RIZIN. He previously competed for Bellator MMA where he was the Bellator Heavyweight Champion, and still holds the record for the longest continuous winning streak of any Bellator Champion. He is als

Quotes by Ryan Bader · Page 3

Machida always has his elusiveness and whatnot and Shogun has the tools to beat him.

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I'm more of a grinder, just get out there and get the job done.

Done

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I think it's one of the more underrated careers out there. A lot of times it wasn't the flashiest stuff, but I've…

Great

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You're never guaranteed anything.

Anything

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I'm in the gym - that's my full-time job. I leave it all in there. When I walk out of that gym…

Father

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Yea, I really don't lift much during training camp, I just focus on strength and conditioning, but in the time off, that's…

Fitness

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Seeing friends become successful, you go, 'I can do that, too.' I ran with it fresh out of college. MMA was the…

College

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In my past, I've always had the physical abilities. They were always there, but sometimes the mental side of it - I…

Feet

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I get wanting to fight in the UFC. I got my start there. I fought 20 times there.

Fight

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I don't think I need to pick a weight class. I feel like I'm that perfect in between. I have the strength,…

Class

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It took me at least 10 fights to feel comfortable. I didn't know what I didn't know.

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We've always taken every single fight that was offered.

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I want to fight Cormier, that's been a fight I've been trying to get forever. I can go in there and take…

Fight

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There will always be something down there that says, 'All right, you won the Bellator title but you never won the UFC…

Fault

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When have I ever bad-mouthed any of my opponents? I never have. That's not my style.

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I believe I can beat everybody at every division, I truly do.

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My long-term goal is to become the UFC champion and to hold that 205-pound title. If you're not really in it to…

Champion

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I think ultimately the fans want to see knockouts.

Fans

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It's not like I'm fighting bums out here, I'm fighting the best competition out there, and I'd been a perennial top five…

Best

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I've fallen short in my career, in MMA, but it is what it is. You're going to do that. I just wanted…

Career

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I'm used to playing the underdog role and the favorite.

Favorite

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It took me a while to believe I could be a champion.

Believe

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I was very new to the sport when I entered 'The Ultimate Fighter' and basically got by on my athletic ability and…

Art

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I have nerves before every fight - it doesn't matter who I'm fighting - and every fight is your biggest fight, so…

Always

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You think you've got to go out and knock someone out for it to be an impressive win. But it's kind of…

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