Bader finally gets some competition

[Andrew~Walker]

Earlier tonight Ryan Bader sent out an ominous tweet stating that he signed a bout agreement and it would, "definitely [be] a step up in competition!"

So who is Ryan Bader fighting? Why, it is Keith Jardine, at least according to MMA Weekly.

The report also states that Bader vs. Jardine will take place at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia.

The undefeated Ryan Bader (10-0) was correct when he described this as a step up in competition. Jardine has victories over Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin and Brandon Vera, all of which are far more impressive than Bader's wins over Eric Schafer, Carmelo Marrero and Vinny Magalhaes. Yet, this fight is still an absolute must win for Keith Jardine (15-6-1) who is coming off of back-to-back losses and is 1-3 in his past four fights and 2-4 in his past six.

At a glance (see after the jump) UFC 110 appears to be a fairly deep fight card, which is somewhat counter intuitive for what the UFC usually does for an overseas card. However UFC 110 will be a pay-per view event so it makes sense for Zuffa to load up on name fighters.

http://www.watchkalibrun.com/2009/12/1/1181780/keith-jardine-vs-ryan-bader-set

 

[xtremebadass]

Glad to see they are finally moving Bader up the ladder. If you want to be someone in the LHW Division a win over Jardine is definitely the way to go. He is generally the first step to greatness.

 

[Wrestling Station]

^you mean that Jardin is always picked as the steps to stars? hmm.. But Jardin never won a title.
Houston Alexander had a won over Jardin (KO) and still he is just another contender atm.

 

[Rated RJC]

^ Yeah but Jardine has had some shocking victories over some huge UFC names. Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell, Brandon Vera.

I love this fight, these two are going to kill each other. It's going to be one hell of a fight.