Leading up to the Bellator 145 weigh-ins, Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was involved in a scuffle with the Freire brothers in the hotel where the fighters were staying at.<\/p>\n
Following his unanimous decision win over Marcin Held at Bellator 145, Will Brooks apologized to fans for the scuffle:<\/p>\n
“Earlier this week, I want to apologize to the fans, there was a lot of unprofessional things that took place during this fight week,”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He continued at the post-fight press conference:<\/p>\n
“I want to apologize to them [the fans], because I played a big part in that [brawl],” Brooks said. “That should never happen, and we should represent this organization better than that. It was very unprofessional.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bellator MMA President Scott Coker revealed that there is video footage of the scuffle, however he has yet to watch it.<\/p>\n
For what it’s worth, the commission stated that neither fighter would be punished for their role in the brawl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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