Ryan Bader will likely defend his newly captured Bellator light heavyweight title before the year is over, according to Bellator president Scott Coker.
“Bader should fight ‘King Mo’ (Muhammed Lawal) next,” Coker said Monday on The MMA Hour. “King Mo’s ready to go down to 205 and ready to fight before the end of the year, so maybe we’ll have Bader and King Mo before the end of the year.”
A longtime contender in the Bellator light heavyweight division, Lawal fell short in his only previous shot at Bellator’s 205-pound crown, losing a unanimous decision to Emanuel Newton back in Nov.