Bellator will soon make a bid for one high-profile UFC free agent. But its interest in another apparently has waned.

The Viacom-owned promotion will make light heavyweight Ryan Bader (22-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) an offer within the next two weeks, according to a senior Bellator official.

The fighter currently is within the matching period of his UFC deal, meaning the industry-leading promotion has the right to match any offer made by another promoter.

Meanwhile, negotiations have come to a halt over welterweight Lorenz Larkin after the two sides could not agree on his asking price, the official said.

Bader and Larkin’s reps did not respond to requests for comment.

Bader, 33, closed out his UFC deal with a third-round stoppage of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a rematch of a 2010 meeting that ended in a unanimous decision. Afterward, he said it “makes sense” to stay with the UFC, but he wanted to see what the promotion had to offer for a renewal.

A title fight with champ Daniel Cormier was top on his list, of course.

“I’ve fought everybody in this division and been consistent,” Bader said. “I think I’ve won seven of my last eight fights, so I feel like I’m hitting my stride now.”

Bader stands at No. 5 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light heavyweight rankings. He holds wins over former champs Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, among other top names.

Larkin, the No. 9 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, has won his past two UFC fights, outpointing standout Jorge Masvidal and stopping Neil Magny after a split-call loss to Albert Tumenov a year ago at UFC 195.

Inexplicably, the 30-year-old Larkin has moved up two spots in the UFC’s official rankings despite his inactivity. He joked about the move on Twitter, writing “You want to know how G I am? I moved from #8 to #6 without even fighting.”

You want to know how G I am? I moved from #8 to #6 without even fighting😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/2VlnGi4M1p — Lorenz Larkin (@da_MONSOON) January 3, 2017

The rankings bump is encouraging news after a long period of waiting. As of this past month, Larkin had entertained interest from the UFC, Bellator and Rizin FF, but no concrete offers had come his way, he said in an interview with MMAjunkie Radio.

“It’s not that big of a deal,” he said. “It’s just the time frame of everything. I hope I can get it wrapped up (by the holidays), as long as I know these certain people are going to throw offers.”

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