For the first time since their rivalry came to be in 2014, Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva were slated to meet other at a press conference last Thursday in Los Angeles. It was in preparation for their long-overdue grudge match scheduled for Bellator’s New York City pay-per-view event on June 24th.
“The Axe Murderer”, however, decided to skip the said media event, stating he was not feeling well. But during Tuesday’s pre-fight conference call, Silva revealed his real reason, which was not at all surprising given his history with “The American Gangster.”
“The truth is I no go to the press conference, because I don’t want to do what Cyborg do to that girl that talked sh-t about her,”…
Silva explains why he no-showed Bellator presser