Neither Chael Sonnen or Wanderlei Silva will be penalized for their actions at the Bellator: NYC Press Conference.
On Thursday, Silva shoved Sonnen when the two went face-to-face after the press conference was over.
After the incident, Bellator CEO Scott Coker talked to MMAjunkie about the altercation.
“One shove, that’s okay. But if it got any worse, I don’t want the fight to happen here at the press conference when they could get hurt. Then what? The fight’s off? I always tell the guys, I whisper in their ear, ‘Hey guys, no one gets paid tonight. Everyone gets paid on Saturday night. So keep that in mind when you’re doing your thing.’ I know Wanderlei is still emotional and upset. He wants to kick Chael’s (expletive). I just feel the anger in Wanderlei. But he fights like that all the time. At the end of the day, I think we are going to have a great fight on Saturday.”
Bellator: NYC is headlined by a grudge match between Sonnen and Silva. The event will take place June 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
