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Lyoto Machida Wants To Fight 'Honorable' Ryan Bader At 205 Pounds

Lyoto Machida will make his Bellator MMA debut next weekend at Bellator 213 where he’ll face former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho, but he also has his eye on future challenges -- including one past victim.

If Machida defeats Carvalho, he’s made it clear he would like to face the winner of Gegard Mousasi and Rafael Lovato Jr., who are set to do battle for Mousasi’s Bellator middleweight title.

“The Dragon” told MMA Junkie that he wouldn’t mind facing Ryan Bader in a future bout as well.