At the post-fight press conference of Bellator 44, a reporter from Sherdog.com asked Middleweight champion Hector Lombard about his performance in the fight with Falaniko Vitale which garnered many boo's from the live audience, despite ending in a huge knockout. Lombard dismissed the question and was unhappy even answering it. Towards the end of the press conference, the same reporter asked a question to Alexander Schlemenko about a rematch with Lombard, which made the champion grow angrier to the point that he grabbed the mic and addressed the reporter directly. It almost seemed like we would have a bonus fight with Lombard VS a reporter, but cooler heads prevailed. Needless to say, this journalist did not ask Lombard for an interview after the event.