Ryan Bader Bashes Linton Vassell to Retain Light Heavyweight Title in Bellator 186 Headliner Light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader stops Linton Vassell with second-round punches in the Bellator 186 main event.

Bellator 186 ‘Bader vs. Vassell’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live Bellator 186 coverage kicks off Friday at approximately 7 p.m. ET.

Bellator 205-Pound Champ Ryan Bader Wants to Eventually ‘Test the Waters’ at Heavyweight Ryan Bader only just captured the Bellator light heavyweight strap in June, but the UFC veteran already has designs on making a splash in...

Linton Vassell: Bellator 186 Opponent Ryan Bader ‘Looks for a Way Out’ Once He Gets Hit Linton Vassell watched Ryan Bader’s title-winning victory over Phil Davis at Bellator 180, and his reaction was like much of the MMA community...

Ryan Bader Knew ‘Absolutely Nothing’ About Linton Vassell Before Bellator 186 Booking After facing a who’s who of light heavyweight talent in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ryan Bader admittedly had to familiarize himself with the opponent for his first title defense at...

5 Must-See Fights at Bellator 186 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will face Emily Ducote in a rematch for the inaugural Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship on Friday in University...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Love him or hate him -- admittedly, it is probably the latter -- you can no longer deny Colby Covington is an elite welterweight. That is...

Ryan Bader: By the Numbers The 34-year-old will defend his light heavyweight championship against Linton Vassell in the Bellator 186 headliner on Friday in University...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Just because your breakthrough win fails to break you into the top 10 does not mean you cannot have a real rankings impact. Being able to say you are a top-15 welterweight still carries clout,...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The time to learn about atoms has come, and no, this certainly is not chemistry or physics class. The Rizin Fighting Federation women’s...