NEW YORK – Chael Sonnen has some strong feelings about Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader , who Sonnen expects to be next in line should he beat Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222. Sonnen (30-16-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) and Machida (25-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) have both pegged their Friday night matchup as a title eliminator. Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) is the reigning champion at 205 pounds, in addition to holding the heavyweight crown, and barring anything unforeseen a matchup with the Bellator 222 winner seemingly makes sense. The problem, however, is that Sonnen isn’t all that eager. He and Bader have history dating back to their amateur wrestling days, and while Sonnen wants the belt, he said there’s a legitimate inner conflict about whether he wants to give Bader any additional rub by doing the fight. “This is said to be the No.
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