Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney won't stop Jonathan Brookins from fighting while he 'battles' the UFC for compensation
by Jesse Holland on Dec 21, 2010 11:41 AM EST
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"That's a legal question in terms of what our lawyers may or may not try to do, but part and parcel of the philosophy I've employed is that fighters should fight. If promoters have a conflict or argument, ultimately, typically the best-case scenario 99 out of 100 times is that the fighters get to fight and the promoters battle it out and whoever prevails in the argument gets compensation from the other one."
UFC lawsuit notwithstanding, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney doesn't want to prevent Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 12 champion Jonathan Brookins from competing inside the Octagon, despite his contention that Brookins joined the Spike TV reality show while still under exclusive contract to Bellator. With UFC heavyweight contender Roy Nelson also experiencing contractual issues from his past exploits, the legal side of the fight game is starting to rear its ugly head. Who is to blame in these situations? The promoter, the fighter, or the fighter's manager? Sound off, Maniacs.
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the fighters manager
thats his or her main job..get the guy a GOOD contract that doesnt have all the strings attached
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not again.
this shit is retarded
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wow, what a nice guy.
I don't roll on shabbos!
by ChrisUSA on Dec 21, 2010 11:45 AM EST via mobile reply actions
But if Bjorn lets Brookins fight for the UFC, basically admitting he doesn’t need him to fight in Bellator, how can he turn around and say his organization is dimished/damaged with Brookins not fullfilling his contract and deserves compensation?
legally, its still a breach of contract. the ufc will have to pay
I don't roll on shabbos!
by ChrisUSA on Dec 21, 2010 11:47 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
From the standard TUF contract
‘free to enter in this [Promotional] Agreement and has not heretofore and will not hereafter enter into any contract, option, agreement or understanding, whether oral or written, which conflicts with the provisions hereof[.]’"
Zuffa covered there asses
by MattParker117 on Dec 21, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
and if bjorn wanted to take that route he probably could have, but brookins wasnt a huge star there so it wouldent hold up anyways
I don't roll on shabbos!
by ChrisUSA on Dec 21, 2010 11:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
yeah, i wouldent imagine so....its just a waste of time for both promotions
I don't roll on shabbos!
by ChrisUSA on Dec 21, 2010 3:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
damn he ugly
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by PSYQO78 on Dec 21, 2010 11:57 AM EST via mobile reply actions
hes got a smoking hot girlfriend tho
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by Andrew Keller on Dec 21, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Good for him.
He seems like a great guy so I’m glad to hear it.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
Maybe bjorn should have considered this when Brookins was auditioning for the show. Could he not foresee this was a possibiility?
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
i think his doing it for leverage
not long ago zuffa was suing bellator for using their contract template or so. My guess is that they’ll reach a settlement behind closed doors
Even a caveman wud have seen that.
"What’s the definition of dumb and dumber?? thinking Koscheck could actually beat GSP, and then thinking I could beat kg12 in a sig bet……..a couple of losing propositions."
by d*locc on Dec 21, 2010 1:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
easy....pal!
I don't roll on shabbos!
by ChrisUSA on Dec 21, 2010 3:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
in a bad situation
Bjorn actually seems really cool about it
by i hate jake shields on Dec 21, 2010 12:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Has anyone published any of the details of this contract? If it were Bellator’s holdings and they can control whether or not Brookins could fight, wouldn’t they have made TUF come screaching to a halt before the UFC could air their finale? All the fights on the show are technically considered exhibitions so the NSAC doesn’t have to publish results and the UFC can keep their secrets so I can see how he’d be able to participate there. But why wasn’t it an immediate issue?
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Dec 21, 2010 12:43 PM EST reply actions
that was a great answer.
Bjorn really seems to be a cool dude.
"Remember that shit I gave you last week nigga? It's nothing nigga, it's nothin', it's nothing nigga, nigga it's nothing. This shit right here, nigga! This shit right here nigga, right here this shit nigga! This shit right here nigga!....This shit called deaf nigga!"
"That don't even sound attractive, you mean Ima hit it and die nigga?"
"Naw nigga, not death nigga, nigga DEAF! You hit this shit twice, you can't hear nothin'"
Yeah, he's definitely taking the high road if what he says is true.
I respect that approach.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
one can only imagine how pissed off Dana is right now ..
as this has happened to him again!! don’t they do some back ground checks when they are hiring fighters for the Ultimate Fighter ?? would make it easier to weed out any future complications.
Bjorn needs to be worried about the UFC lawsuit against Bellator which is pending instead of Brookins and his contract. Because we’ve already seen that Zuffa and it’s lawyers don’t play and they’ll be looking to make an example out of Bellator in court.
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cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
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