UFC on FOX 4 – Ryan Bader reveals the karate master he’s working with to get him ready for Lyoto Machida
“Ultimate Fighter” season eight winner, Ryan Bader has revealed how he’s working with multi-time karate champion, Hiroshi Allen ahead of his UFC on FOX 4 co-main event clash with Lyoto Machida set for August 4th in Los Angeles, California.
Speaking via Inside the Cage Radio, Bader said:
“He’s been great. He comes in and we drill, we spar, he has the Machida stance, blitzes, the different kicks that he does, the trips. So I see it and I’m not surprised. We’ve been drilling quite a bit with him. He’s actually been really really good to have in addition to camp. I feel like if I hadn’t done that I’d be surprised in the Octagon, but I’ve been through it.”
“He’s done everything that Machida does and he brings that into the Octagon when we spar, so I’ve seen it hundreds of times. It’s not going to be the first time when I step in the Octagon that I’ve seen different stuff from Machida, so I feel good and I feel good about this fight and I’m ready.”
Bader had rocketed up the 205 pound ranks before back-to-back losses inside the octagon last year to Jon Jones and Tito Ortiz. He has since rebounded with a couple of nice wins over Jason Brilz and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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