WSOF Exec: Rebney’s Release Is Freedom From Slavery, A Victory For MMA

By BJPENN.COM News - June 18, 2014


“Today is victory for all of MMA – for me, for you, for all the fighters. Today should be (named) MMA Independence Day. Freedom from slavery, freedom from abuse, freedom from shadiness – this guy left. I don’t want to say his name – just MMA fans should be happy, and I’m very sure a lot of people are.”

In a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com, WSOF VP Ali Abdelaziz discussed today’s news that Viacom released Bjorn Rebney as the Bellator CEO.

The promotion opted to put in former Strikeforce president Scott Coker.

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