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Cris Cyborg books boxing match in Scott Coker’s Fight Night 3: San Jose

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:59:26 +0000

Cris Cyborg will reunite with Scott Coker – but in boxing. Cyborg (6-0) takes on Precious Harris-McCray (4-1) in a six-round boxing match May 17 in the Fight Night 3: San Jose co-headliner at Tech CU Arena from San Jose, Calif., promotion officials announced Wednesday. “Back in the Bay! May 17th 2005 is the anniversary of my first professional fight. This year is the 20th year of my professional career and to celebrate: May 17th 2025. I will be fighting Precious Harris-McCray in a 6 round professional boxing fight in San Jose, CA with @fightnightsanjose.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by ® Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) Multi-promotion MMA champion Cyborg will enter her third boxing match of 2025. After knocking out Karen Fernandez in Round 2 on March 3 in Colombia, Cyborg scored a third-round stoppage of Valentina Angarita in Colombia on March 20

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Ex-Bellator, Strikeforce boss Scott Coker hopes to build stars again with new event series

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:15:27 +0000

The Bellator Era of Scott Coker ’s career officially is in the rearview mirror, but the MMA pioneer is looking back on his run there with pride. Coker took the reins at Bellator in 2014 just after his Strikeforce deal ended. That deal was in place after he sold the promotion he founded and it was folded into the UFC. In late 2023, Bellator was bought by the PFL, and Coker did not make the transition to the new company

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Scott Coker ecstatic over Michael Page’s UFC debut win: ‘This guy is so talented’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:44:59 +0000

Michael Page is the latest Bellator fighter to transition to the UFC, and naturally, former Bellator president Scott Coker is rooting for him. Coker, who promoted Page for many years, was happy to see Page get his hand raised in his UFC debut. MVP defeated veteran Kevin Holland by unanimous decision on the main card of last Saturday’s UFC 299 in Miami. It was a solid debut win that had him show out for the UFC audience – which Coker was happy to see. “I was so happy,” Coker told MMA Junkie Radio. “I texted him, I said, ‘Go show that boy what it’s all about because he’s out here talking all that mess.’ At the end of the day, it’s not about what letters you fight for, what alphabet you fight for.

Why Scott Coker passed on PFL after Bellator sale: ‘I’m an entrepreneur at heart’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:27:42 +0000

Scott Coker and combat sports are as comfortable together as an old pair of shoes. The idea of the MMA world without Coker seems almost unnatural. So when he wasn’t part of the crew from Bellator that made the move to the PFL after the sale this past fall, a few eyebrows were raised. Some people wondered either why the Bellator boss didn’t go to the PFL, or at the very least what was up his sleeve next. We now know Coker will stay in the MMA game with a new event called Fight Night at the Tech, which premieres May 18 at Tech CU Arena in San Jose, Calif. Coker will be an executive producer and will work alongside former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez

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Why Scott Coker passed on PFL after Bellator sale: ‘I’m an entrepreneur at heart’ – MMA Junkie

Scott Coker praises Michael Page, congratulates him on UFC signing: ‘I’ll always be a fan’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:12:02 +0000

Scott Coker was all class when reacting to Michael Page ’s signing with the UFC. The longtime Bellator president worked with Page for nine years before MVP decided to test free agency. Page’s decision came in the midst of rumors that PFL would purchase Bellator, which eventually came to fruition in November. While nothing has been revealed officially, all signs point to Coker no longer being involved in Bellator following the PFL’s acquisition, but he heaped praised on one of biggest stars he’s ever produced. “I’ve always viewed (Michael Page) as one of the most versatile, talented, and effective martial artists I’ve ever promoted,” Coker wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

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Video: What does the future hold for Bellator MMA?

BAD MMA News — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:40:24 +0000

Immediately after celebrating a big milestone event, questions about Bellator MMA’s future were posed to its president Scott Coker . Bellator 300 was a big show for the California-based promotion that featured three title fights. The promotion aimed for four at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, but one apart in the days before the event. Regardless, champions Liz Carmouche , Cris Cyborg , and Usman Nurmagomedov entered and exited with their respective titles, but what comes next for them and everyone else on the Bellator roster is uncertain

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Scott Coker: ‘I don’t see how anybody can say Cris Cyborg is not the GOAT’ after Bellator 300

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:37:18 +0000

SAN DIEGO – Scott Coker insists that Cris Cyborg is the greatest female fighter of all time. Featherweight champion Cyborg (27-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) notched her fifth title defense this past Saturday at Bellator 300 when she scored a first-round TKO of Cat Zingano (14-5 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in San Diego. Coker has long argued that Cyborg is the greatest female fighter of all time, and thinks she strengthened her case even more after a quick finish of former UFC title challenger Zingano. “I don’t see how anybody can say that Cris Cyborg is not the GOAT in the female division,” Coker said at the post-fight news conference. “She is a beast, she is amazing, and she took care of business. To me, that was an amazing fight.” Leah McCourt (8-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) picked up a big finish over Sara McMann (14-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) on the prelims to earn a title shot

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5 biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 229/Bellator 300: Future demise? Green’s upset? Which storyline stole the night?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 23:43:01 +0000

What mattered most at Saturday’s doubleheader of UFC Fight Night 229 in Las Vegas and Bellator 300 in San Diego? Here are a few post-fight musings …

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Scott Coker still bullish on Danny Sabatello’s Bellator future despite submission loss in Japan

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:16:57 +0000

Scott Coker still sees plenty of potential in Danny Sabatello . Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) was submitted by Magomed Magomedov (20-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) in this first round this past Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo. The brash 30-year-old American Top Team fighter has now lost two of his past three, but Coker doesn’t think his stock dropped too much. “He’s a young kid with tremendous talent,” Coker said at the Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 post-fight press conference. “We have a lot of high hopes for his future fighting in Bellator. He had a very tough opponent with Magomed Magomedov, but the loss doesn’t make me feel like he’s going to be any less of a fighter.

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Scott Coker: Bellator ‘a perfect fit’ for Francis Ngannou so he can box, but ‘it’s 50-50 at this point’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:50:57 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Scott Coker isn’t sure if a deal with Francis Ngannou will work out.

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