Ryan Bader UFC light heavyweight Ryan Bader takes exception to the idea that he was trying to cut in line by fighting Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 – that was Daniel Cormier ’s job, he said. “If anyone’s cutting the line, it’s him,” Bader (19-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) today told MMAjunkie. “He got his ass whooped, and all of a sudden, he gets another shot at the title against a new guy.” Cormier (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) replaced Jon Jones (25-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) to fight Johnson (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) after the champ was stripped of the title and recently accused Bader of getting ahead of himself, telling MMAFighting.com , “It’s not like he beat anybody.” Bader, who in the shuffle lost a headliner with Cormier at UFC Fight Night 68, said that’s simply not true, and his resume backs him up. “I have four straight wins,” he said. “Three of my last opponents were top-10 guys, and one was against the hottest guy in the division, Ovince St.
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Ryan Bader: Hopefully ‘DC’ beats Anthony Johnson, ‘so I can whoop his ass’ – MMA Junkie