Scott Coker is returning to MMA promotion with a $60 million league, a January 2027 launch target, and a blunt read on why another serious fight company can find room in a UFC-dominated market. The former Strikeforce founder and Bellator president recently announced the new league with major investors, including Tony Hawk. On The Ariel
The former Strikeforce founder and Bellator president is back with a new MMA project built around global talent and athlete-first messaging.
Bellator CEO Scott Coker was questioned about Dana White’s recent statements concerning the uncertain fate of his promotion. For a while, Bellator has held the position as the second-largest MMA promotion globally, trailing behind the UFC. Although they haven’t come close to matching the UFC’s status, promoter Scott Coker takes immense pride in their achievements.
Scott Coker is optimistic that Bellator can land Francis Ngannou. Since his departure from the UFC, Francis Ngannou has been the most talked about and sought-after free agent in MMA. He left the UFC at the beginning of this year in search of bigger fight opportunities. Ngannou was the heavyweight champion at the time and
Unlike Dana White, Scott Coker dubs Fedor Emelianenko as the heavyweight GOAT. At 46 years old, ‘The Last Emperor’ had his last dance at Bellator 290 where he faced heavyweight champion Ryan Bader in a rematch. Unfortunately, Fedor fell short once again, being TKO’ed by Bader in the opening round. Despite the loss, Fedor would
Scott Coker says that Bellator MMA has an interest in making a deal with free agent Francis Ngannou. Recently the UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou decided to step down as champ and left the UFC to pursue opportunities elsewhere. He and the UFC had not been seeing eye to eye for some time and since
Scott Coker revealed Khabib Nurmagomedov’s remarkable comment about the recent Bellator vs. Rizin event The Bellator CEO educated “The Eagle” about the roots of combat sports in Japan As advertised, Bellator and Rizin pulled off a spectacular year-end cross-promotional event on New Year’s Eve. Bellator vs. Rizin was a success, to say the least, and
Bellator will be looking into the betting scandal situation surrounding James Krause according to Scott Coker. Stemming from questionable betting practices surrounding a Nov. 5 UFC fight, the world of MMA betting has been turned on its head. At the center of this scandal has been former UFC fighter turned coach of Glory MMA and
Ahead of the highly-anticipated Bellator 288 card on Friday night, Bellator MMA president Scott Coker took a moment to speak with ‘The Schmo’ on YouTube. During the conversation, ‘The Schmo’ asked Scott Coker about the altercation that occurred between Dillon Danis and Nate Diaz outside of Madison Square Garden on Saturday following UFC 281. “You
Anderson Silva vs. Fedor Emelianenko?? That match-up seemed like it could never happen but never say never. ‘The Last Emperor’ is expected to fight one more time in Bellator before retiring from the sport of MMA. Bellator wanted Emelianenko to end his career in Russia, but with everything that is currently going down, it looks
Bellator is unsurprisingly interested in snapping up the services of Nate Diaz. Diaz recently became the hottest free agent in combat sports following his submission win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 earlier this month. It was notably the last fight on his UFC deal. Diaz has since spoken of conquering another sport — most
Khabib Nurmagomedov shared a photo of him alongside Bellator CEO Scott Coker in a meeting “The Eagle” has previously said he will work with the promotion for a huge fight this year If there’s something no one can question about Khabib Nurmagomedov, it would be the way he keeps his word. After previously stating that
Eagle FC owner Khabib Nurmagomedov is planning to work with Scott Coker to book a megafight between Junior Dos Santos and Fedor Emelianenko. Dos Santos is slated to take on Yorgan De Castro this Friday at Eagle FC 47 at FLXcast Arena in Miami. ‘Cigano’ will be headlining the main event for his debut fight
Bellator President Scott Coker wants to work with Jake and Logan Paul Coker named an MMA gym where the Paul brothers can train should they decide to pursue MMA Despite taking combat sports by storm, Jake and Logan Paul have yet to compete professionally in MMA. The primary reason is that mainstream MMA promotions seem
Scott Coker still has AJ McKee under contract, but that won’t stop McKee from wanting to fight in the UFC. The Bellator Featherweight Champion has made it clear that he wants his hands on UFC gold. McKee believes he’s the best 145lber in the world and wants to prove it to the world. Of course,
UFC President Dana White has no interest in signing Jake Paul. However, that doesn’t mean bosses of other MMA promotions aren’t. Bellator President Scott Coker shares a different view of ‘The Problem Child’ altogether. It’s a respectful one. Paul Teases Crossover Paul has been teasing a move into MMA for quite some time now, but