Ryan Bader heads into Saturday’s UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber in Las Vegas knowing that he could end up being the last fighter that Tito Ortiz ever faces. He’s made his peace with that, and knows that his career is on the line just as much as Ortiz’s. Bader is coming off of a loss to Jon Jones and being a younger, less experienced fighter won’t get the opportunities that a pioneer of the sport has.
Bader met with the media that have flocked to the UFC 132 open workouts at the MGM Grand on Wednesday to address the fight, his loss to Jones, and his future.