Paul 'Semtex' Daley
The recent troubles for British welterweight Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley (30-12-2) continue as the fighter posted an update on his Facebook page stating that the Bellator promotion is attempting to stop him from competing at a Cage Contender event in Ireland this coming February.
‘Semtex’ had been scheduled to appear in Bellator’s Season Eight welterweight tournament but issues with his visa are preventing him from making the trip in January. A decision is expected to come in April, so in the meanwhile Daley had been looking to earn a paycheck with local promotions until he received a notice from Bellator.
(Paul Daley) Has received a legal document from Bellator this morning, signed by Bellator CEO, Bjorn Rebney and Legal representatives of the promotion.
Despite, Bellator being aware of a legal matter preventing me from obtaining a P-1 visa to compete in the USA, and therefore making it unable for me to fulfill certain terms of my contract, Its seems as though they are attempting to stop me from earning a living while awaiting a decision that is out of my control, and is not expected until Late April 2013.
This situation has been developing daily, since Oct 2012 with back and forth emails between myself, my management and Bellator representatives (including Bjorn, and Talent relations officer Sam Caplan, to name a few)
I would like to offer full disclosure to the MMA MEDIA. Feel free to contact me here, on my facebook.
Paul “Semtex” Daley
Daley was to headline Cage Contender XVI which is expected to take place on February 23, 2013 at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, Ireland. No opponent had been named at this time.