{"id":272318,"date":"2018-03-12T09:10:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T16:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272318"},"modified":"2018-03-12T09:10:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T16:10:14","slug":"paul-daley-fires-back-at-bellator-boss-scott-coker-hes-bitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/scott-coker\/paul-daley-fires-back-at-bellator-boss-scott-coker-hes-bitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Daley fires back at Bellator boss Scott Coker: he\u2019s bitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Daley vs. Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page is just one of those fights. The fans want it, Bellator MMA wants it, and both fighters claim to want it, yet the relevant parties just can&#8217;t seem to come to an agreement to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to this fight&#8217;s failure to come to fruition, we&#8217;ve seen the blame tossed around like a hot potato. The latest recipient of this blame was Daley, who was recently named as the reason the fight hasn&#8217;t been booked yet by Bellator president Scott Coker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s something you should ask Paul Daley,\u201d the Bellator president told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanytt.com\/latest-news\/scott-coker-you-paul-daley-fight-mvp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAnytt.com<\/a>\u00a0when asked about this potential Daley vs. Page fight. \u201cHe\u2019s the one that said he wanted to fight [Page], called him out and then he changed his mind. Maybe he will change his mind again, but we\u2019re always going to ask I can assure you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely, I think that fight should happen in the future, and I think it should happen here in the UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Daley is not willing to accept the blame for this fight&#8217;s failure to achieve liftoff. Instead, he feels Coker is just being &#8220;bitter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott has his opinion; it\u2019s his view. He\u2019s bitter,\u201d Daley told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/03\/bellator-paul-daley-responds-scott-cokers-claim-michael-page-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> in a text message. \u201cHe just wanted the Page fight on his timing. They didn\u2019t want to give me the [Jon] Fitch fight. I forced their hand, no matter how much they try to deny it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve asked for both contracts at the same time. [I\u2019ll] sign both. I have the Fitch contract. We just got to negotiate the Page contract, and I will sign that too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Daley will fight Jon Fitch <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-fitch\/breaking-paul-daley-staying-put-welcomes-jon-fitch-bellator\/\">at Bellator 199 on May 12<\/a>. Whether a fight with Page occurs in the subsequent months remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Paul Daley and Michael Page will ever fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/12\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Daley vs. Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page is just one of those fights. The fans want it, Bellator MMA wants it, and both fighters claim to want it, yet the relevant parties just can&#8217;t seem to come to an agreement to make it happen. 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