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Ryan Bader: “The way I see it I’m a newcomer to this sport, who am I to talk smack to people?”
17 Feb 2010 12:58
By David Lethaby
With an unblemished record of 10-0 Ryan Bader is preparing for a
serious step up in competition against light Heavyweight veteran Keith
Jardine. Since winning season 8 of the Ultimate Fighter 26 year old
Bader has emerged as one of the division’s brightest talents. With the
bout set for Australia’s inaugural UFC event Bader has the chance to
out himself to a new set of fans as well as align himself amongst the
division’s elite.
Like many of today’s top athletes Bader took to competitive sports at
an early age and grasped at the chance to play contact sports as soon
as it arose: “I played a little soccer and other sports and as soon as
I was old enough I got into the contact sports American football and
wrestling. I was a good football player but Wrestling was a year round
thing so I had to choose. Wrestling got me my scholarship so that’s
what I went with.” Growing up in Arizona Bader attended Arizona State
University (ASU) and it was there that his ...
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