Bellator MMA Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney did interviews with MMAFighting.com and MMAJunkie.com on Friday where he responded to the allegations that Eddie Alvarez made about Bellator and Viacom.
In both interviews, Rebney stated that Alvarez needed to “stop saying things that are not true” and went into detail on claims Alvarez has made over the past week.
After Rebney’s interviews were pubished, Alvarez went to his Twitter account to respond and sent several tweets at Rebney yesterday.
Finally They admit To Who is in charge… Funny I just asked Bjorn Who really makes the decisions. He Told Me ,him ,Kevin Kay n “the board”
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 11, 2013
@bjornrebney ,I’m sad to hear You say “I make All the decisions”, When I told me it was You, Kevin Kay and ” the Board” I believed You.
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 11, 2013
Can’t tell You guys how.many times I was told that @bjornrebneyhas to go back.to Kevin and “The Board” to see if We can settle
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 11, 2013
always asked myself ,Whose “the Board”? ,maybe a bunch of investors, mayb lawyers,or guys wearing expensive suits.Wrong Bjorns “the board”
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 11, 2013
@bjornrebney So “the Board” never.existed, IM sad I was looking foward to meeting this group of imaginary People.
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 11, 2013
Alvarez did appear on Inside MMA on AXS TV on Friday night and talked about the document that was sent to his house about the matching terms. Alvarez claimed the document that was sent to his house was different than the document that was sent to his management team.
The former Bellator lightweight champion had said for several days that he would release the documents and he did that on Sunday morning via his Twitter page. He tweeted the document that was sent to his house that he did not sign and the document that was sent to his management team, that he did sign. Both documents are below and click on the image for a larger version.
After tweeting out those documents, Alvarez sent out a series of tweets that asked fans to spread the word and show support for him.
If You guys Wanna support I am not asking much just please Spread the Truth and Retweet
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 12, 2013
What Ed is talking about – and this is what is completely and totally untrue, this is false, this is a statement that’s completely untrue
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 12, 2013
There was never a change of a single word. What Ed is talking about – and this is what is completely and totally untrue, BJorn”S Words
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 12, 2013
I have every text message And email for the past 4 years , this Is nothing Compared to what will be released , You guys will be shocked
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) May 12, 2013
Stay tuned to TheMMAReport.com for updates on this legal battle and Luke Thomas of MMAFighting.com will be a guest tomorrow on “The MMA Report Live” at 6 p.m. ET to discuss his interview with Rebney.