Stephan Bonnar has something to say to all his critics right after his appearance with a masked Justin McCully and Tito Ortiz at Bellator 123 Friday night.
He said "If you think Scott Coker and Spike TV are writing this material, you're nuts."
Bonnar appeared on last Monday's MMA Hour not only talked about his Bellator stint but also promoted his impending fight on Nov 15 with Ortiz in San Diego.
The interview, wherein Bonnar pulled a mask off to reveal former fighter and Ortiz training partner Justin McCully, and then followed by a less-than-convincing brawl, was met with a mixed reaction from the audience and fans alike. Some thought that the skit was genius as they were able to gain attention while others thought it was much like pro-wrestling.
But Bonar stick to his show saying "I cant believe people are this stupid. There are people with all these conspiracy theories. People think like, they got us all in the office with SpikeTV and the Bellator brass and we all planned out this elaborate plan."
Bonnar explained that he wants to taunt Ortiz' mind and did not do the stint for the sake of the people around them.
He continued "I'm a guy who adores guys like Andy Kaufman and Borat and pulls fast ones on guys. I wanted to put something over on Tito. Personally, the disdain for him is completely true, and that's the reason i didn't introduce Justin McCully, because it didn't matter to the crowd. It was for Tito. It was for Tito to see, like, look, this guy really knows you really well and he has the dirt on you and he's in my corner."
Bonnar claimed that he brought McCully backstage, in his mask, to meet with Bellator brass, and that Scott Coker and the Spike crew didn't know who the masked man was, nor tried to find out his identity, before putting him out on live national television.
He said "I walked in there with Justin McCully, he had a mask on. That was the first time I ever met Scott Coker in person. He looked at me, he went 'what the hell.' The people from Spike looked at me, they went 'what the hell.' I said, don't worry, it's all going to make sense in the end, just trust me. They said 'alright.' They had no idea who it was."
