In the days leading up to Bellator’s historic Bellator 200 event, which takes place Friday in London, we’re counting down 10 of the biggest moments in the promotion’s history. Today, we take a look at the arrival of Scott Coker. * * * * Bjorn Rebney launched Bellator Fighting Championships in April 2009, and his run as president, chairman and CEO of the promotion ended in June 2014. Rebney announced his departure from the company he founded in a press release on June 18, 2014. He stated that he and COO Tim Danaher, who also left the company, had different views on the “right strategic direction for Bellator” than those of majority owner Viacom. Hours after Rebney announced his tenure with Bellator had come to an end, the promotion named Scott Coker its new president .
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