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PAC-10 champion and NCAA Division 1 All-American wrestler “Darth” Ryan Bader (5-0) answered some questions this past weekend for Fighters.com about his participation in The Ultimate Fighter 8 and his upcoming bout versus BJJ world champion “Pezao” Vinicius Magalhaes (3-3). The light heavyweights will vie for the title of “The Ultimate Fighter” at the live finale 13 December in Las Vegas. Fighters.com’s top heavyweight contender “Minotauro” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-4-1) and Frank Mir (11-3) served as coaches for the season. Fighters.com: Is the Ryan Bader we saw on The Ultimate Fighter the real Ryan Bader? Do you feel you were portrayed accurately? Ryan Bader: Most definitely, I thought they did a great job portraying the fighters’ true personalities, at least, if the fighters were actually being themselves. But I have no qualms whatsoever about how they portrayed me on the show. Fighters.com: Do you think any of the cast was misrepresented because of the editing? Ryan Bader: In the end I feel that everybody got their true personalities out. Some things were over hyped. Vinny [Magalhaes] really isn’t that much of a dick, and Eliot [Marshall (4-1)] is actually very respectful. Junie [Allen Browning (2-0)] is a nut just as he was portrayed. ...











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