Will Brooks: Please Jesus don’t let this call be from…

Bitter Twitter tiffs are a staple of the sport at present, and Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks is no exception, recently getting into it with Bellator featherweight champ Patricio Freire, whose brother Patricky is a lightweight contender.

Patricio Freire @PatricioPitbull

Hey @illwillbrooks86 guess who’s headlining the next tent pole event and who’s in the undercard

Will Brooks @illwillbrooks86

I really 100% don’t care about you main eventing seriously. Just leave me alone so I can do my job and keep it moving. Either that or I let you talking a bunch of s— to me. Let it build up and slap you in your f—ing mouth when I see you. I’m not about playing tweeter wars these days, I’m on some other s—, and I’m giving you a chance to leave me alone. Right hand to God this is not a threat this is a promise. If you fuck with me, I’m going to turn this into something else and I’m not talking MMA s—. I’m going to keep it 100 with you I will slap you in your f—ing mouth when I see you next. So be easy with that slick s—.

Then it got really bad – Brooks’ cell phone rang …

Please Jesus, don’t let this be what I think it’s going to be, Brooks thought.

We’re not allowed to swear in front of parents, Brooks explained on MMAjunkie Radio, as transcribed by Steven Marrocco for MMAjunkie

She went right in on me, he said, noting she pronounced his first name, a sign this was not going to be good.

When mom tells me to stop doing something I shut it down quick, said Brooks. I said I know you raised me better to approach in controlled manner and using language. But there’s one thing I’ve learned in this line of work. You can’t do the whole modest thing. You can’t just let guys walk over you, because when you do, it gets out of hand.

Not only the fighters, but promoters in other organizations. They subconsciously get a little comfortable.

She understands there are types of people like Patricio ‘Pitbull,’ who’s just a very ignorant and small-minded person, that you do have to let them know that I’m going to whup your butt; I’ll slap you in your mouth, because that’s the way I’ve been raised. That’s a different type of message, and I just need to express that to him.

My mom just didn’t like the way I was cursing and swearing. I have friends that have kids that look up to me. She was more disappointed that I didn’t think of that.

Will Brooks fights Marcin Held in Bellator 145’s co-main event Nov. 6 at Scottrade Center, in St. Louis, Missouri.