Ryan Bader wearing nothing but his Bellator championship belt. Two giant, inflatable Pikachu.
So yeah, just a regular night in Tempe, Ariz.
Bader, the Bellator light heavyweight champion, was a part of Arizona State’s Curtain of Distraction on Thursday night during the basketball team’s rivalry game against the University of Arizona. The Curtain is a tradition at Arizona State, Bader’s alma mater, and a way to throw off the free-throw shooters from the opposing team.
It wasn’t just Bader, though. When the curtain opened, it was the former All-American college wrestler nearly naked — only the gold belt around his waist — and huge Pikachu at his side.