Announcement of S. Bonnar's arrival at Bellator. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter
Member of Hall of Fame UFC and finalist of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, when he starred alongside Forrest griffin what is considered by Dana White to be the most important fight in the organization's history, Stephan bonnar He is back in MMA after retiring in 2012. However, anyone who thinks that the light heavyweight's return will take place in the octagon is mistaken. Bonnar was announced as Bellator's newest signing, Ultimate's biggest rival today.
The information was released by Bellator itself on its official profile on Twitter. To announce the new star, the organization produced a photograph that mentions Bonnar's nickname, “The American Psycho”. In the image, the fighter reproduces a classic scene by Patrick Bateman, the main character played by Christian Bale in the film, inspired by the book of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis, which gave rise to the athlete's nickname.
Veteran is already causing controversy
As soon as he arrived at his new house, Stephan bonnar has already caused an uproar. In a statement also reproduced by Bellator, the veteran directly attacked Tito Ortiz, another former UFC star who recently moved to the rival organization. “I want everyone to know that I came out of retirement because it is time to rid the MMA world of this virus called Tito Ortiz. We've been suffering from these boring fights for many years and it's about time someone beat it once and for all,” teased Bonnar.
The affront did not go unnoticed Tito Ortiz, which reproduced an excerpt from Bonnar's statement on his official profile on Twitter and countered the new rival. "Same? Same, Stephan bonnar? I'm going to have to give him a beating like that!” said the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy”. The exchange of barbs was replicated almost in real time by Bellator on its account on the microblogging network, adding even more fuel to the fire.
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