Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News As it turns out, Wanderlei Silva wasn’t so under the weather that he couldn’t make a news conference this past week for Bellator NYC. Bellator PR officials initially claimed “The Axe Murderer” skipped the second scheduled press conference for the June 24 event because of his health, but Silva said there was a bigger reason he didn’t show. Chael Sonnen “The truth is, I didn’t go to the press conference because I didn’t want to do what (Cristiane) ‘Cyborg’ (Justino) did with that girl that talked (expletive) to her,” Silva told MMAjunkie today during a conference call in support of the event. Referring to an infamous dustup this past month between UFC fighters Justino and Angela Magana, Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) echoed an earlier warning from Sonnen (29-14-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), who said the bitter rivals shouldn’t be in the same room unless Bellator executives want to see an unsanctioned fight. “When I see Chael, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Silva said. “I’m professional, but the guy has crossed the line with me and played with the wrong guy.” The pair headline Bellator’s second foray into pay-per-view next Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City
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