Stephan Bonnar Comments On His Promotional Stunt, Apologizes To Scott Coker

Following his pro wrestling-style promotional stunt at Bellator 123 for his upcoming fight in November against Tito Ortiz, Stephan Bonnar addressed the public response and pointed out that Bellator President Scott Coker, who has been getting a lot of the blame for the situation, had absolutely nothing to do with it.

“Scott Coker, I apologize to you,” said Bonnar on a recent edition of MMA Junkie Radio. “It never crossed my mind that you would get blamed for it. I thought people would realize it’s me from the get-go.”

The UFC Hall Of Famer continued, “This was 100 percent our stunt, and just the fact that they think that him and Spike TV collaborated and wrote this up, c’mon. It’s (Coker’s) first Bellator show, the guy has got a lot to focus on. I’m sure part of it was, ‘Hey, we’ll have these two come in the ring and announce the fight.’ He had better stuff to do, and that’s not him.”

Bonnar concluded, “Scott’s not the kind of guy who would write something or bring up Jenna and insults the way he did, c’mon. That was pretty bad. If anyone knows me, they know that that’s a work of art.”

For those who missed it, click here to view video footage of the Bonnar-Ortiz promotional stunt from last Friday night.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Tito Ortiz is scheduled for Bellator 131 on November 15, 2014 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.

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