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Ryan Bader Profile |
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Birth Date: May 7, 1983
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Birth Place: Reno, Nevada, USA
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Birth Name: Ryan DuWayne Bader
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Height: 6'2"
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Biography |
Ryan Bader is a American professional mixed martial arts
(MMA) fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The
Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December
13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a
contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate
Fighter's light heavyweight championship.
"Darth" Bader entered Mixed Martial Arts after a successful
career in amateur wrestling. As a high school wrestler, he
won two State Championships, being ranked as high as 4th in
the Country for Wrestling. After high school, Ryan went on
to wrestle at Arizona State University. While at ASU, Ryan
was a three-time PAC 10 Champion and two-time D-1
All-American. His 120 wins ranks him 8th on the all-time
wins list for ASU. Bader was college teammates with current
UFC competitors Cain Velasquez and C.B. Dollaway.
Bader began training MMA under trainers Todd Lally and
Trevor Lally. He began training at Arizona Combat Sports in
early 2007 and is currently undefeated in his young MMA
career. Ryan fought six times in 2007, all of them
victories. Ryan's training partners include TUF 7 contender
and UFC middleweight C.B. Dollaway, All-American Wrestler
Aaron Simpson, UFC middleweight contender Thales Leites, and
WEC Champion Jamie Varner. |
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since February 24, 2009