Bader (25-5) has a perfect record 3-0 in Bellator. In his first Bellator contest, he defeated Phil Davis by unanimous decision to capture the light heavyweight championship at Bellator NYC in June 2017. The 35-year-old advanced to the semifinals by knocking out Muhammad Lawal in just 15 seconds at Bellator 199 in May.
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Mitrione (13-5) is also undefeated in his Bellator run, having gone 4-0. He has won three of those fights by knockout, including Emelianenko at the aforementioned Bellator NYC event. The former NFL player made it into this round by defeating Roy Nelson by majority decision at Bellator 194 in February.
It is a fascinating matchup with Bader holding the speed and grappling advantage, while Mitrione has the power edge. Can Bader overcome that huge obstacle and continue his journey to becoming the first two-division champion in the promotion? Or does Mitrione blast forward to the finals?
(All times Eastern.)
Bellator 207 date, start time
Bellator 207 takes place on Friday, Oct. 12. The main card will begin at 9 p.m.
How to watch Bellator 207
The entire Bellator 207 fight card is streaming on DAZN, beginning at 7 p.m., and the main card airs on Paramount Network.
Bellator 207 fight card
Main card
Matt Mitrione vs. Ryan Bader; Bellator heavyweight grand prix semifinals Roy Nelson vs. Sergei Kharitonov; Heavyweight Lorenz Larkin vs. Ion Pascu; Welterweight Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. Corey Browning; Lightweight Carrington Banks vs. Mandel Nallo; Lightweight
Preliminary card
Kristi Lopez vs. Sarah Click; Women’s Flyweight Andre Fialho vs. Javier Torres; Middleweight Lisa Blaine vs. Alexandra Ballou; Women’s Flyweight Nicholas Giulietti vs. Alex Ortiz; Lightweight TBA vs. Peter Barrett; Lightweight Tim Caron vs. Reginaldo Felix; Middleweight Sinead Kavanagh vs. Janay Harding; Women’s Featherweight Kastriot Xhema vs. Pat Casey; Welterweight Michael Kimbel vs. Alex Potts; Bantamweight Sean Lally vs. Kemran Lachinov; Welterweight
