Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo Trade Shots After Kongo’s Bellator 215 Call-Out

Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo went at it on Twitter after Kongo called Bader out at Bellator 215 on Saturday night. Kongo referenced Bader after his win over Vitaly Minakov as MMAjunkie notes, saying, “So I want to say something clear. Ryan, wherever you are, just come to give me the belt so I can make it easy for you. If not, I will (expletive) you up.”

That drew a response from Bader, which quicky turned into a back and forth. You can see the posts below:

Hey congrats @kongo4real but you talk like that after that performance 😬?? There is a reason you weren’t invited into the Heavyweight Grand Prix, what’s that tell you??? I’ll let YOU know what title I decide to defend. Until then, excuse my FRENCH & f*ck off https://t.co/Npgl56H7pG

— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) February 17, 2019

This belt ain't yours & you know it. Good for you if the Bellator gave it to you. Do I need to remind you who I just beat? Guess what, I'm coming for what I EARNED & DESERVE. Fight like the HW Champion you wanna be or leave it to whom it belongs. Et va te faire foutre au passage. https://t.co/XkEDQjMz7s

— Cheick Kongo (@kongo4real) February 17, 2019

Who’d you just beat? I fell asleep. Yeah @BellatorMMA just gave me the belt, not like I won the heavyweight tourney or anything. Sorry you weren’t invited to the party https://t.co/wPtiOOmRTh

— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) February 17, 2019