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Ryan Bader wants to knock Daniel Cormier out at UFC Fight Night 68, move on to title fight
Apr 1, 2015 - 11:15:05 AM Ryan Bader wants to knock Daniel Cormier out at UFC Fight Night 68, move on to title fight

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I want to go out there and I want to stop him. I want to make a statement, to go out there and knock him out and earn this title shot... He's been fighting a lot of guys that aren't really wrestlers. He fought Pat Cummins yes, and he fought Jones. He lost to Jones, we didn't see too much in the Cummins fight. So I think a lot of times people are just kind of surprised with that whole wrestling, and he has some different things that if you're not aware of and you're not in that wrestling world, you're not thinking they're much, but then when Daniel Cormier gets a hold of you and you're going for a ride, you know? And there's little things that can negate his takedowns and all that kind of stuff... I feel I can put my hands on him, and I feel like if I can put my hands on anybody in the division I can knock them out... I know I'm going to hit Cormier. You know, so I just feel comfortable. I feel if he takes me down I'll get back up. I feel like I have the ability to take him down, have the ability to land some heavy shots on him, and put him away, really."

-Ryan Bader talks to Submission Radio about his upcoming fight with Daniel Cormier in New Orleans.

Penick's Analysis: Bader definitely has knockout power, and his wrestling is better than most who have gone up against Cormier. That said, Cormier is a better wrestler than Bader's ever faced, and he's got a very good chin. This is going to be a heavily competitive fight, but I'm not sure Bader scoring a finish is all that likely.