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Best-case scenario? Ryan Bader fights winner of 'Johnson vs. Cormier' for UFC title

Ryan Bader is IN IT TO WIN IT!

"Darth" was left stranded earlier this week when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pulled him from the UFC Fight Night 68 card in New Orleans, thanks to a field promotion for his opponent, Daniel Cormier, one that resulted in a 205-pound title shot.

Waiting for "DC" will be Anthony Johnson, who was in need of a challenger when Jon Jones fought the law (and the law won). They'll do the light heavyweight deed in the UFC 187 pay-per-view (PPV) main event on May 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.