Ferreira vs Bader is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 24th, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), in a 5-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is the main event of the ‘PFL vs Bellator CHAMPS’. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ryan Bader record
The black belt in Bjj, current Bellator Hw, former light-Hw champ and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional mma record of 31-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world.
He was defeated by Corey Anderson in 2021 (Ryan Bader vs Corey Anderson) but then he has won over Valentin Moldavsky (Ryan Bader vs Valentin Moldavsky), Cheick Kongo (Ryan Bader vs Cheick Kongo 2) and Fedor Emelianenko (Ryan Bader vs Fedor Emelianenko 2).
Renan Ferreira record
His opponent, the 2023 PFL Hw champion Renan Ferreira, has an official record of 12-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the heavyweight division.
He lost to Ante Delija in 2022 but then he has collected one no-contest and three victories, beating Matheus Scheffel, Maurice Greene and Denis Goltsov in 2023 (Denis Goltsov vs Renan Ferreira).
Ferreira’s next fight: Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira
Fight card
Here is the PFL vs Bellator CHAMPS ORRR Bader vs Ferreira full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+ PPV / DAZN PPV)
Ryan Bader vs Renan Ferreira
Johnny Eblen vs Impa Kasanganay
Jason Jackson vs Ray Cooper III
Vadim Nemkov vs Bruno Cappelozza
Yoel Romero vs Thiago Santos
AJ McKee vs Clay Collard
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Aaron Pico vs Henry Corrales
Biaggio Ali Walsh vs Emmanuel Palacio
Claressa Shields vs Kelsey De Santis
Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs Edukondala Rao
Malik Basahel vs Vinicius Pereira
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the PFL vs Bellator CHAMPS pre-fight press conference video, featuring Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader, from the official BellatorMMA Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of PFL vs Bellator CHAMPS: Bader vs Ferreira weigh-in from the official PFL MMA Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Ryan Bader vs Renan Ferreira as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Result
Who won Bader vs Ferreira fight?
Renan Ferreira defeated Ryan Bader via TKO at 0:21, round 1.