Tensions between featherweight Frodo Khasbulaev and Bellator date back to August, but now it appears to have hit its breaking point. Khasbulaev won the season 9 FW tournament last year and thus earned a title shot vs. then champion Pat Curran. However, visa issues prevented him from getting his title shot, and after more than a year of inactivity he requested a release from the promotion. Yesterday, Khasbulaev engaged in a heated Twitter conversation with ex-Bellator matchmaker Sam Caplan over the handling of his Visa situation, going as far as to call him and Bjorn Rebney "pieces of shit".

Here's just some of the long back-and-forth exchange between Khasbulaev and Caplan:

@BjornRebney and @SamCaplanMMA stole two years of my life. When I let my story out everyone will know what happened @arielhelwani — MRasul Khasbulaev (@FrodoMMA) November 25, 2014

@FrodoMMA @bjornrebney @arielhelwani Real curious to hear what I "did" to you. LOL. Stole two years of your life? Are you for real? — Sam Caplan (@SamCaplanMMA) November 25, 2014

@SamCaplanMMA @BjornRebney @arielhelwani yes you piece shit. The embassy say you guys withdrew my visa app before curran fight — MRasul Khasbulaev (@FrodoMMA) November 25, 2014

@FrodoMMA @bjornrebney @arielhelwani I did no such thing. I didn't send in visa apps. So you are making a libelous and false statement. — Sam Caplan (@SamCaplanMMA) November 25, 2014

@FrodoMMA @bjornrebney @arielhelwani I can't speak for others because I did not handle the visas. But I saw the paperwork. Your applications — Sam Caplan (@SamCaplanMMA) November 25, 2014

@SamCaplanMMA @andrewhepburn00 @arielhelwani I guess American embassy is liar and you tell truth — MRasul Khasbulaev (@FrodoMMA) November 25, 2014

@andrewhepburn00 @frodomma @arielhelwani More FACTS: Zavurov, Ruslan M., and Frodo all at one time from same camp. All had visas denied... — Sam Caplan (@SamCaplanMMA) November 25, 2014

@andrewhepburn00 @FrodoMMA @arielhelwani at one point or another. Why??? We were told because someone from their camp that they associated — Sam Caplan (@SamCaplanMMA) November 25, 2014

Just be clear @ScottCoker and @rich_chou trying to help me now. The other pieces of shit used to work Bellator screwed me — MRasul Khasbulaev (@FrodoMMA) November 25, 2014

Caplan responded to Khasbulaev's accusations on his podcast with Jason Floyd of The MMA Report, which you can listen to in the player below (at about the 1:20 mark).

Bloody Elbow will continue to monitor the situation closely as more updates become available.