It’s a rare occurrence when Bellator President Scott Coker gets into a public spat with a fighter on social medial. Who’d have predicted this one with Ben Askren ? On Friday, Askren responded on Twitter to a story posted by BJPenn.com in which Coker said Askren was close to joining the Bellator welterweight grand prix even as he remained under contract with ONE Championship prior to being “traded” to the UFC. Askren called that a “half truth,” claiming all he wanted was to fight champion Rory MacDonald (via Twitter). Well this is about a half truth from @ScottCoker I wanted to fight Rory. He said no
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Bellator boss Scott Coker, Ben Askren clash on Twitter over past dealings – MMA Junkie