They're planning on opening the tournament on showtime for the early rounds then the grand prix championship will be PPV.. and if Overeem doesn't win it the winner will fight Overeem for the HW championship. If he does win someone will get a title shot after that.
"i don't have to hurt your company to grow my company," scott coker's got some class i tell ya :) i always thought he was real pro. he believes in the sport and the martial art, he's good for the sport.
can't wait for the heavyweight tourney! back to the ol' pride days! :)
UFC is for american wwe pro-wrestling homos. worst fans, worst fighters, worst production and alltogether a SHIT company. if you wanna watch decision after decision fight ufc is the place to be.
Ariel Helwani is the best MMA journalist/interviewer EVER! Also, Coker should be more visible. He said he says what he feels he needs to and lets the fighters promote the fight and I totally disagree. As a promoter, Coker should be going to any news outlet that would allow him to talk about STRIKEFORCE and all of their fights/fighters. It's been proven that being a visible persona representing a promotion is a winning recipe, so why not do it?
Ariel you r smart n my fav MMA journalist. I like it how cleverly you tried to tell Scott he should be more visible but then you cant change somebody's opinion but good on you brother.. :)
And in my country which is France it's the same Fedor emelianenko by himself is more famous than UFC or any other organisation ...
I agree with scott coker, people don't give a shit about the promoters and this and that, they like a few top fighters and they always find a way to get their fights ...
I think until SF gets their best to fight the best it's not going to get much attention.Fedor hasn't faught the best SF has to offer.They do a decent job of matching up styles and that's why there last event was good.But the fights are only W/L because there's really no hierarchy.When a fighter loses and still gets a title shot,it shows there low on top quility fighters.
i dont hate any organizations but i do feel strikeforce has that "Pride Vibe" right now. i just personally feel like overrall, the strikeforce fighters are more about entertaining, and as a fight fan thats what i like. i also understand fighters wanting to executing a gameplan so oh well. and ufc pays a lot more so what can u do...
i also like coker's professionalism. the only real problem i see with him is that he doesnt have enough control over his fighters, whereas dana white has TOO MUCH control. but whatever, strikeforce puts on good fights and they keep getting better imo, they just need to keep signing more top quality fighters to fill out their roster and it will be awesome.
Promoters should promote fights, not themselves. Respect to Coker for not being an annoying attention whore. Also 18 minutes and no "fucks", "shits" or fighter bashing. Good luck getting that out of Dana White. It sucks that in MMA, having the vernacular of a toolbag 14 year old is the rule, and speaking like an adult is the exception.
In order to really grow a company, you need to be a fucking savage, do whatever means necessary especially within the mma climate. Coker will never do much of anything in this business.
@soccered888 tehn how do you explain strikeforce even lasting as long as it has? if anything the company is getting better and better so you dont know what the fuck youre talking about. "savage" lmfao loser
@dafuksup How has the company gotten better, it barely sells any ppvs and nobody could careless about their matchups. Your a retarded keyboard warrior.
@soccered888 they dont need to sell ppv's, they show strikeforce on the superchannel for free moron. oh wait, i forgot, youre too poor to afford cable.
@dafuksup Dude the migration of decent strikeforce talent has already begun, first Jake Shields and later in 2011 likely Alistair Overeem. If he beats Duffee at the Dynamite Event I think he'll sign. So what is Coker left with then for marketability, Nick Diaz?
@soccered888 Jake shields is one of the most boring fighters ever, UFC can have him. Strikeforce ALWAYS puts on amazing fights, thats why I like them. They have excellent fighters and are a great company. If you actually watched their events instead of riding dana's dick you would know this already. Also, Overeem cant sign with the UFC until he completes his contract with SF, he still has 3 fights left
@HorrrorReviewer Im not saying I dont like their fights, I'm saying they will not be around for a long time. The UFC is doing shows all over the world because they have fan bases in these areas. Well Strikeforce not so much. UFC gets ESPN coverage as well. We'll see, both organizations feed off each other through competition, but at this point Strikeforce is the recylcling bin for ex-ufc fighters.
@soccered888 just for fun: I was in china in a gym, and I ask a chinese who had mma gloves: "Do you know the UFC ?" his answer was "nope.." , I ask again "Do you know fedor emelianenko ?" he said "Sure!"
I think that worlwide people don't give a shit about the name of the organisation, they just know who are the TOP fighters and want to see their fights ...
@soccered888 Actually, latley ex UFC fighters havent been going to SF. Last one to go was Dan Henderson, and he left the UFC cus he wanted to :) Most of SF's top guys have never even touched the UFC. Rockhold, Tyron Woodley, Lavar Johnson, Daniel Cormier, Kj Noons, Feijao, OSP, Justin Wilcox, Bigfoot Silva, Jacare Souza, Gegard Mousassi, Tim kennedy, Gilbert Melendez, Overeem, Fedor, and tons more. Only 1 out of their 5 Champions has fought in the UFC.
@soccered888 Strikeforce has become a very legit org. They tie their fighters in with contracts, they build their own superstars with their Challengers series, and they get some of their events on CBS. There are few other orgs that have done things like this other than the UFC. Strikeforce is huge, and its only getting bigger. Its not going anyweher any time soon, i can promise you that.
@soccered888 "savage" what a fucking lame and strikeforce is getting better i prefer strikeforce over ufc free mma with badass fights and strikeforce is getting some elite fighters overeem would destroy most ufc heavyweights
@MMAGymRat hahahahahahahaahaha, you like someone who speaks the truth??? hahaaha
are you talking about the guy who said and I quote, "I consider Brock Lesnar one of the best of all time and he's just getting started" right before Cain whooped his ass.
he speaks the truth?
you think if Fedor was in the UFC and Brock Lesnar after 4 fights became the SF champ, Dana wouldn't be shitting on Brock, callin him a fake and nothing compared to Fedor..etc etc
@MMAGymRat UFC hype believer. Go suck Dana's cock some more. Anyway, Cain got dropped and rocked numerous times; go watch the fight again. Your champion has a soft chin.
@MMAGymRat fat and out of shape??? seriously?? and you're "MMAGymRat"
hahahahahaha
"as in he has other choices"?? the fact that Brock is one of the best of all time is some bullshit.
and you're calling Fedor fat and out of shape is.........??? you're fucking retarded. You're one of those UFC fans who look at Brock and look at Fedor and go "look how big Brock is, Fedor doesn't stand a chance..blah blah"
that's the American ignorance right there. Judging a fight by someone's lats..tsk tsk
@LascelleMauricette He COULD.. but I doubt he would.. I mean everyone gets caught at some point and Strikeforces heavyweight division is stacked.. Cain even said he will be watching the grand prix because they have some really good fighters.. Said he liked Fedor and Overeems chances of winning their brackets.
UFC is not mixed martial arts? Surely you mean MMA is not only limited to the UFC? The UFC is the largest MMA promotion, which is why so many people think that mixed martial arts are only practised in the UFC. Like Rammunition88 correctly said, there are many other promotions where fighters practice MMA, be it a local club or a larger organisation like strikeforce. Dana White just uses his superior advertising capabilities to sell his doctrine of the UFC being a perfect monopoly.
@Rammunition88 You're right. However, the UFC tends to create matchups that are much more interesting to watch. I've only seen a handful of fighters who actually put on a show on these other cards. The UFC is not perfect by any means, look at the last 4-5 GSP fights, you think it's coincidence they have all gone to decision?
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Strikeforce = #FAIL
- Brett Rogers got a title shot after suffering a KO lost,When have u ever seen a guy in the UFC suffer a KO lost and as a comback fight they get a title shot?
- Overeem became champ in 2007,didnt deffend it till 2010 against a guy who was coming off a KO lost
- Bobby Southworth became champ in 2006,didnt deffend it till 2008
Strikeforce is nothing but the place that hold's the UFC's shit drips
@MMAGymRat dude relax you obviously been brainwashed by the ufc, zuffa boy. and also why the fuck would you care if its shit compared to ufc? its still mma that you can watch for free, so your obviously not a real fan of mma, just some little ufc fan boy. you dont now shit about mma.
@MMAGymRat...Fedor doesn't give a shit what you think he'll fuck up anybody...and wen Cain goes 10 years without losing then he'll be better but for now witha recoed of 9- 0
Kevin Randleman - A one dementional roid abusing wrestler
Mark Coleman - Another one dementional roid abusing wrestler
Tim Sylvia - A fat ass who has no solid strengths,his striking sucks,his ground game sucks,his wrestling sucks
Matt Lindland - The same Matt Lindland who is a middleweight?
Brett Rogers - An overated fat ass who's only strengths is his striking,he shouldnt even had been in the top 10,nobody knew of him untill he fought Fedor.
Fuck you you little bitch ass Dana White cock sucker... you like sucking his ass huh? i bet you like to lick his balls too. you little zuffa faggot. fuck you you little bitch! what the fuck you gonna do. nothing bitch! fuck you and fuck your live!!!!!
@doodiethief but white does 10times as much for the growth and good for the sport than mrs. coker ever did or will, and how can you disagree, who is traveling the world and trying to grow the sport and who is trying to educate the people and who is getting it regulating around the world.............the ufc and mr. white, what has strickfarce done for mma?
There are alot of UFC fans who aren't all around MMA fans BUT even if you are an MMA fan then you know that the UFC is easily the top company. SF does have some top fighters though who I'd love to see come in to the UFC.
Coker comes off like he has no idea what he's doing. As the PRESIDENT of Strikeforce, get out there to any media outlet and talk up your fights. Coker being in the shadows makes him look like he doesn't care. Also, the 18,000 seat arena he talked about was just above 16,000. Granted, it was a packed house, but they were selling those tickets for dirt cheap. I should know, I use to work at the HP Pavilion. I remember they were selling tickets to employees in packs of 10 or 20.
Scott does this funny thing in every interview where he'll say something and then go "yeah?", looking for Ariel to agree with him and confirm what he just said is correct.
I really respect what Scott said about not trying to dethrone the UFC. Hes got a great attitude and seems like a pretty solid promoter, however I believe the match makings have to be a little bit more persuasive, in ex...Evangelista Santos Vs Nate Diaz give the people what they want, Diaz vs Mayhem ect. Overeem doesnt even have an opponent yet, and he could be a major star in the U.S. and already is elsewhere. The UFC delivers with their matchmakings, Thats what strikeforce is missing
What this man said about how he doesn't need to hurt someone else's company was good. Dana White is the COMPLETE opposite. Dana actually wants to destroy all these other MMA organizations.
This coming from a guy who claims he's trying to grow the sport?
How are you helping grow the sport when you're trying to sabotage the contributions? I'll admit, not all these other promoters know what they're doing, but Scott Coker is a decent guy. I trust him.
@Hawgboy66 no you couldn't be more wrong. Dana has said multiple times that he thinks that the smaller promotions are good for the sport because up and comers can showcase their talent and try to get in the ufc. If he really wanted to destroy these promotions he could hold a ufc event everytime the smaller shows hold an event or he could simply buy them out. You're obviously clueless.
@Hawgboy66 really? if strikeforce cares so much about the sport then why arent they the ones trying to legalize it in ontario or new york or all those other states that previously didnt legalize mma? you can hate dana white all you want but at the end of the day hes going everywhere trying to legalize this sport while strikeforce and the other promotions are just following behind it.
The reason Dana can do those things is because he has more "$". How is a promotion that's just getting started going to already try and jump into everything?
The UFC has the ability to do these things because they've made more money throughout the years. These other promotions are still trying to survive with their brand of MMA before THEY TOO can start expanding. If you actually paid attention to this video, that's basically what he's saying here. It's all a process.
@Hawgboy66 I have to agree with you here if you look at Ariels Videos where has interviewed Dana...Dana has constantly taken shots at StrikeForce and Bellator, such as "those are the minor leagues...they cant even put fights together...if they wanna fight, we know whos gonna win" seems lie he may be insecure about the smaller companies succeeding as well, hes coming off as a tyrant. Its ultimately bad press for the UFC. everyone knows that UFC is the main promotion but is it okay to flaunt it?
@CAChrisAnthony lol yea it is. Its not about him being insecure its called business. When new kids are watching a Dana White interview and they hear "everyone knows strikeforce is minor league" they will go "Oh Ok".
Its about business. This is what business people do. To be fair strike force and Scott Coker are a complete joke (fighters aside). They get bullied by their fighters and can't even put on fights the fans wan't to see.
@Eatmybologna okay, i def appreciate you opinion but thats def not business, what it is, is attempting to bully organizations that are gaining a fan base, it could even hurt Dana's brand when hes taking deliberate shots at smaller companies, The NFL doesnt talk poorly of the CFL. The MLB doesnt talk poorly of the Japanese baseball league, UFC is the biggest show in MMA currently, everyone knows this, why even bring up the smaller promotions, obviously Dana is somewhat concerned about these prom.
I definitely respect what Dana has done for MMA as a whole, but the random trash talk about other organisations makes him almost seem paranoid. I honestly think though if Baseball generated more viewers on the same night of a UFC event Dana would start talking trash about MLB.
@BentHenny I completely agree with your statement regarding what Dana has done for the sport, hes an ambassador for MMA as a whole and I def appreciate his dedication to his brand and to the sport however, I don't believe its necessary to even speak about other brands, hes the top dog and everyone knows it, no need to be arrogant...thats only going to help promote the other brands, as well as tarnish his standing in the public eye. hes entitled to say what he wants....
@BentHenny Id like to see his tone in the next coming months as StrikeForce continues to gain popularity, I'm curious to see if he will address showtime as he has previously or if he'll keep to himself and do what he can do about his business, If he continues to take shots at these smaller organizations it could have a prominent negative effect on the UFC. Again only time will tell.
@BentHenny Dana has nothin to worry about. lol Let's not kid ourselves. SF is the company who's in distance 2nd and even Coker says that UFC isn't even on their radar as far as getting to their level which I respect him for admitting even though everyone already knew that.
Exactly dude. Dana comes off as this bully who thinks these other companies are jokes, but if that was really the case, why would he counter program a minor league show? I agree with you, on what you said about him being insecure. It's a fear, a fear of losing money. Dana claims he's trying to do whatever he can for the sport, but that's nonsense. At this point, he just wants to make as MUCH money as he can. If there's no competition, there's more money to be made.
your hw champ doesn't defend his belt for 2 years and then when he does its against a guy coming off a loss. then you put fedor against werdum and both havent fought ever since that fight and theres no news of when these guys are fighting again. theres still no news of overeem defending his title again. Yea you sure have accomplished a lot yep.
I love fedor but Coker needs to grow a pair and force the prick to fight or else fedor should just fucking retire im sick of this M1 global shit they aint going global with their mafioso scheming that seems worse than anything the UFC has ever tried to pull. Atleast UFC fighters fucking fight. I Love fedor like a god but geez. HE NEEDS TO FIGHT MORE!!!!
@sandman you dumb fuck I'm not comparing Mma and NBA. I'm saying that ufc are pros and strikeforce are semi-pro you stupid dumb fuck! Go suck Scotts dick bitch.
@PopCherriesNotBombs2 i fuckin hate when faggots compare shit like nba,nfl to mma it doesnt make sense those are team sports mma is 1 on1 it should be compared to boxing
strikeforce has been putting on better cards then the ufc for their past 4-5 events imo . im a ufc fan as well, but they're only promoting fighters who are popular in the ufc, and not in all mma.
@32KOAST FIGHT wise, Strikeforce's last event has been good, a lot of knock outs and what not. But with that said, thats only because they were mismatches. UFC undoubtedly has the most significant fights.
@mnifaihtf hmmm. you wrote your comment 2 hours before mine, there've been 7 comments added after yours, and now i'm here and it still says 307 views... me thinks the counter has been frozen. possibly due to view count rigging. it'll probably be back up later after a few hours.
gotta love and respect Coker for what he does and how he does it...who cares if he doesnt do what Dana does...if he did you all would be like oh he is copyin Dana and bla bla bla
@ArielHelwani great interview Ariel!! but what do you think scott meant by phase 2?? and do you think that strikeforce can survive with all the heavyweights they have now but only broadcasting on a cable channel???
I can see strikeforce going out of business in the near future. These guys don't know how to put together fights even though they supposedly have all these great fighters and like what the hell they only announce one event at a time?
@sslteam07 i dont know about that, strikeforce has been around around forever, its not like they're an elitexc or an affliction in which they were unorganized and try to grow too big too fast. and they're not as big as the ufc that they can have like 2 events a month. and aside from their big shows in cbs or showtime, they have their little local shows and challenger shows.
Great fighters come and go but somebody needs to be a mainstay to keep the identity of the company intact. You always know what you're going to get with Dana White (as well as Coker) and vicariously you know what kind of fights you're going to get.
scott coker dana white reed harris 3 of the hardest dudes of there rite now
jcgify 11 months ago
They're planning on opening the tournament on showtime for the early rounds then the grand prix championship will be PPV.. and if Overeem doesn't win it the winner will fight Overeem for the HW championship. If he does win someone will get a title shot after that.
Kronnikx 1 year ago
"i don't have to hurt your company to grow my company," scott coker's got some class i tell ya :) i always thought he was real pro. he believes in the sport and the martial art, he's good for the sport.
can't wait for the heavyweight tourney! back to the ol' pride days! :)
Lenzo001 1 year ago
FAGGOT
MMA4LIFE20 1 year ago
SF HW GRAND PRIX FUCKERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AfiBless 1 year ago
What was this "phase two" Coker was talking about?
Aaronetic 1 year ago
@Aaronetic - "phase two" is the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament in 2011, Coker confirmed this on The mma hour with Ariel.
jackieleebeautiful 1 year ago
UFC is for american wwe pro-wrestling homos. worst fans, worst fighters, worst production and alltogether a SHIT company. if you wanna watch decision after decision fight ufc is the place to be.
InEXII 1 year ago
Ariel Helwani is the best MMA journalist/interviewer EVER! Also, Coker should be more visible. He said he says what he feels he needs to and lets the fighters promote the fight and I totally disagree. As a promoter, Coker should be going to any news outlet that would allow him to talk about STRIKEFORCE and all of their fights/fighters. It's been proven that being a visible persona representing a promotion is a winning recipe, so why not do it?
superfart 1 year ago
scott COCKER loves cock
4EVERNAZI 1 year ago
PENIS
superdopesmoker4201 1 year ago
ZZZZZ
MMA4LIFE20 1 year ago
As long they dont bitch about thier fight events being uploaded in youtube I keep watching strikeforce
NuttoBoy 1 year ago
Ariel you r smart n my fav MMA journalist. I like it how cleverly you tried to tell Scott he should be more visible but then you cant change somebody's opinion but good on you brother.. :)
devilzOwwn 1 year ago
strikeforce is the UFCs' NBA D-League.
ninjas4eva 1 year ago
@ninjas4eva more like the WNBA :P
IH8WRONGPPL 1 year ago
the problem with strikeforce is they have no fucking depth in their weight classes...the only one with reasonable depth is the HW division
koassomis17 1 year ago
@ 10:36 Ariel all into it lol....
soooo focused lol
EyeTalkShit69 1 year ago
And in my country which is France it's the same Fedor emelianenko by himself is more famous than UFC or any other organisation ...
I agree with scott coker, people don't give a shit about the promoters and this and that, they like a few top fighters and they always find a way to get their fights ...
nadhim69 1 year ago
PENIS
MMA4LIFE20 1 year ago
Helwani is a UFC Shill
muchohumpty 1 year ago
Scott Joker from Strikefarce
robincore 1 year ago
If Scott wants to grow SF then he should forget signing Fedor for a match and get Sean Shelby onboard
jimiboy3 1 year ago
Hey Scott if your reading this....make Melendez vs Alvarez happen and you will be redeemed for Fedor fiasco and Overeem inactivity lol
the fans have spoken
acuna13 1 year ago
I think until SF gets their best to fight the best it's not going to get much attention.Fedor hasn't faught the best SF has to offer.They do a decent job of matching up styles and that's why there last event was good.But the fights are only W/L because there's really no hierarchy.When a fighter loses and still gets a title shot,it shows there low on top quility fighters.
losax 1 year ago
i dont hate any organizations but i do feel strikeforce has that "Pride Vibe" right now. i just personally feel like overrall, the strikeforce fighters are more about entertaining, and as a fight fan thats what i like. i also understand fighters wanting to executing a gameplan so oh well. and ufc pays a lot more so what can u do...
2overnaaz 1 year ago
he tries to talk like Dana white but acts more modest or nicer to be better but he fails
NervousNerdReview 1 year ago
You know what would be cool a MEGA PPV featuring UFC's best and Strikeforce's best against each other!!
stojy161994 1 year ago
coker looks like he is going to eat ariel
hellsangel82682 1 year ago
Ouch PPV? Really? That is going to be a huge disaster lol
BigGee614 1 year ago
Fedor is not a big draw at all
BigGee614 1 year ago
Scott Coker> Dina White
ENDOeLASTICS 1 year ago
dana white>scott coker
josh1212121 1 year ago
What the hell is up with the slamming noise...
realfreakaynaughtay 1 year ago
it is kind of nice not having such a harsh personality to listen to like Dana White. He seems to do the best he can haha.
Clandestine991 1 year ago
i also like coker's professionalism. the only real problem i see with him is that he doesnt have enough control over his fighters, whereas dana white has TOO MUCH control. but whatever, strikeforce puts on good fights and they keep getting better imo, they just need to keep signing more top quality fighters to fill out their roster and it will be awesome.
dafuksup 1 year ago
Promoters should promote fights, not themselves. Respect to Coker for not being an annoying attention whore. Also 18 minutes and no "fucks", "shits" or fighter bashing. Good luck getting that out of Dana White. It sucks that in MMA, having the vernacular of a toolbag 14 year old is the rule, and speaking like an adult is the exception.
StinkyPenisCheese 1 year ago
Great job Ariel
goitias 1 year ago
i've always liked Coker but especially after seeing this interview, very humble and very cool guy
book678903 1 year ago
In order to really grow a company, you need to be a fucking savage, do whatever means necessary especially within the mma climate. Coker will never do much of anything in this business.
soccered888 1 year ago
@soccered888 tehn how do you explain strikeforce even lasting as long as it has? if anything the company is getting better and better so you dont know what the fuck youre talking about. "savage" lmfao loser
dafuksup 1 year ago
@dafuksup How has the company gotten better, it barely sells any ppvs and nobody could careless about their matchups. Your a retarded keyboard warrior.
soccered888 1 year ago
@soccered888 they dont need to sell ppv's, they show strikeforce on the superchannel for free moron. oh wait, i forgot, youre too poor to afford cable.
dafuksup 1 year ago
@dafuksup Dude the migration of decent strikeforce talent has already begun, first Jake Shields and later in 2011 likely Alistair Overeem. If he beats Duffee at the Dynamite Event I think he'll sign. So what is Coker left with then for marketability, Nick Diaz?
soccered888 1 year ago
@soccered888 Jake shields is one of the most boring fighters ever, UFC can have him. Strikeforce ALWAYS puts on amazing fights, thats why I like them. They have excellent fighters and are a great company. If you actually watched their events instead of riding dana's dick you would know this already. Also, Overeem cant sign with the UFC until he completes his contract with SF, he still has 3 fights left
HorrrorReviewer 1 year ago
@HorrrorReviewer Im not saying I dont like their fights, I'm saying they will not be around for a long time. The UFC is doing shows all over the world because they have fan bases in these areas. Well Strikeforce not so much. UFC gets ESPN coverage as well. We'll see, both organizations feed off each other through competition, but at this point Strikeforce is the recylcling bin for ex-ufc fighters.
soccered888 1 year ago
@soccered888 just for fun: I was in china in a gym, and I ask a chinese who had mma gloves: "Do you know the UFC ?" his answer was "nope.." , I ask again "Do you know fedor emelianenko ?" he said "Sure!"
I think that worlwide people don't give a shit about the name of the organisation, they just know who are the TOP fighters and want to see their fights ...
nadhim69 1 year ago
@soccered888 Actually, latley ex UFC fighters havent been going to SF. Last one to go was Dan Henderson, and he left the UFC cus he wanted to :) Most of SF's top guys have never even touched the UFC. Rockhold, Tyron Woodley, Lavar Johnson, Daniel Cormier, Kj Noons, Feijao, OSP, Justin Wilcox, Bigfoot Silva, Jacare Souza, Gegard Mousassi, Tim kennedy, Gilbert Melendez, Overeem, Fedor, and tons more. Only 1 out of their 5 Champions has fought in the UFC.
HorrrorReviewer 1 year ago
@soccered888 Strikeforce has become a very legit org. They tie their fighters in with contracts, they build their own superstars with their Challengers series, and they get some of their events on CBS. There are few other orgs that have done things like this other than the UFC. Strikeforce is huge, and its only getting bigger. Its not going anyweher any time soon, i can promise you that.
HorrrorReviewer 1 year ago
@soccered888 "savage" what a fucking lame and strikeforce is getting better i prefer strikeforce over ufc free mma with badass fights and strikeforce is getting some elite fighters overeem would destroy most ufc heavyweights
TEXAZHAZE 1 year ago
@TEXAZHAZE I bet Velasquez could destroy ALL Strikeforce heavyweights... :)
LascelleMauricette 1 year ago 3
@LascelleMauricette Fedor, Overeem, Barnett, Sergei, and Werdum would all, at the very least, give him a run for his money.
realfreakaynaughtay 1 year ago
@realfreakaynaughtay Fedor is overated,
Overeem only beats guys coming off losing streaks
Barnett is garbage
Sergei is garbage
and Werdum is good but he's one-dementiional Cain would rape him
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat i bet 2month ago u would have mentioned lesnar instead of cain.
katodmx007 1 year ago
@katodmx007 not really i had it 50/50 to be honest I thought if the fight was stopped early lesner wins and
I thought if the fight went the distance Cain would win
so yeah ur rong
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat u didnt even get my point :)
katodmx007 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat hahaha, clearly you watch too many Dana White interviews
kai0shin 1 year ago
@kai0shin yeah becouse i like someone who speaks the truth
u fedor and overeem dick ryders are to blind to realize the truth when its in ur fking face
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat hahahahahahahaahaha, you like someone who speaks the truth??? hahaaha
are you talking about the guy who said and I quote, "I consider Brock Lesnar one of the best of all time and he's just getting started" right before Cain whooped his ass.
he speaks the truth?
you think if Fedor was in the UFC and Brock Lesnar after 4 fights became the SF champ, Dana wouldn't be shitting on Brock, callin him a fake and nothing compared to Fedor..etc etc
please... get that shit outta here
kai0shin 1 year ago
@kai0shin see thats where u fedor dick riders go rong see u think just becouse Cain beat Brock's ass u think everybody can
Cain was just to good for Brock,I doubt fat out of shape,overated ass Fedor would have the same success
and yeah he said "I consider Brock Lesnar "one" of the best of all time" key word was "one" as in he has other choices
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat UFC hype believer. Go suck Dana's cock some more. Anyway, Cain got dropped and rocked numerous times; go watch the fight again. Your champion has a soft chin.
realfreakaynaughtay 1 year ago
@realfreakaynaughtay lol dumbass like i said he wobbled a lil but he never dropped dumbass
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat fat and out of shape??? seriously?? and you're "MMAGymRat"
hahahahahaha
"as in he has other choices"?? the fact that Brock is one of the best of all time is some bullshit.
and you're calling Fedor fat and out of shape is.........??? you're fucking retarded. You're one of those UFC fans who look at Brock and look at Fedor and go "look how big Brock is, Fedor doesn't stand a chance..blah blah"
that's the American ignorance right there. Judging a fight by someone's lats..tsk tsk
kai0shin 1 year ago
@kai0shin well actually i never look at a fighters size as an advantage i look at what they can do
Brock holds victories over Frank Mir one of the best BJJ heavyweights out there
He beat the legend Randy Couture
And even though he got his ass kicked in the first round he still beat Shane Carwin
and to think that he did that and had only been traning in MMA for 3 years is incredible
so I see why Dana White said that
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat please.... please please PLEASE shut the fuck up.
he beat the legend Randy Couture??? right, of course had Fedor beat Couture, it would have been, "fedor beat up old man couture"
brock beat Frank Mir??? okay, Brendan Vera beat Frank Mir and Ian Freeman
....you know what, delete your account and start a new one
kai0shin 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat Yea, and Velasquez gets dropped by Kongo. Cwutididthar?
realfreakaynaughtay 1 year ago
@realfreakaynaughtay lol dumbass kongo didnt dropp cain
he rocked him a lil but he didnt drop him
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@LascelleMauricette Maybe...keep in mind that when it comes to MMA, shit happens.
Vicodeez 1 year ago
@LascelleMauricette He COULD.. but I doubt he would.. I mean everyone gets caught at some point and Strikeforces heavyweight division is stacked.. Cain even said he will be watching the grand prix because they have some really good fighters.. Said he liked Fedor and Overeems chances of winning their brackets.
Kronnikx 1 year ago
@LascelleMauricette I agree. Totally! I mean he did destroy the best MMA heavy weight of all time - Brock Lesnar.
naurispunk 11 months ago 2
@soccered888
lol "savage"... that made me laugh also..
what's wrong with you, you moron?
oh yeah.. lol
EyeTalkShit69 1 year ago
MMA fans watch MMA FIGHTS. Being from SF, bellator, UFC or some minor local stage. UFC IS NOT MMA.
God sick of telling stupid twats who think it is :/
Rammunition88 1 year ago 41
@Rammunition88
UFC is not mixed martial arts? Surely you mean MMA is not only limited to the UFC? The UFC is the largest MMA promotion, which is why so many people think that mixed martial arts are only practised in the UFC. Like Rammunition88 correctly said, there are many other promotions where fighters practice MMA, be it a local club or a larger organisation like strikeforce. Dana White just uses his superior advertising capabilities to sell his doctrine of the UFC being a perfect monopoly.
LascelleMauricette 1 year ago
@Rammunition88 You're right. However, the UFC tends to create matchups that are much more interesting to watch. I've only seen a handful of fighters who actually put on a show on these other cards. The UFC is not perfect by any means, look at the last 4-5 GSP fights, you think it's coincidence they have all gone to decision?
pikeymutt 1 year ago
@Rammunition88 ufc and pride paved the way for mma to be so fkn popular pull your head out of your ass
rolandholland82 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Strikeforce = #FAIL
- Brett Rogers got a title shot after suffering a KO lost,When have u ever seen a guy in the UFC suffer a KO lost and as a comback fight they get a title shot?
- Overeem became champ in 2007,didnt deffend it till 2010 against a guy who was coming off a KO lost
- Bobby Southworth became champ in 2006,didnt deffend it till 2008
Strikeforce is nothing but the place that hold's the UFC's shit drips
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat dude relax you obviously been brainwashed by the ufc, zuffa boy. and also why the fuck would you care if its shit compared to ufc? its still mma that you can watch for free, so your obviously not a real fan of mma, just some little ufc fan boy. you dont now shit about mma.
dafuksup 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat....Strikeforce > UFC
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos lol strikeforce is nowhere on UFC's level
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat....
Fedor > Cain
Overeem > Brock
Werdum > Mir
Barnett > Dos Santos
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos in ur fking dreams
dos santos would kill barnett's garbage ass
werdum is good but he's one dementianal,frank mir would kill him
and cain would rape fedor's overated ass
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat....haahhaah The problem is that all good MMA fighters say Fedor is the best and that includes Cain... FEDOR > All UFC fighters
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos lol what they say and what see see and notice are 2 tottally different things
lol for the record Feders not even listed as the Number 1 fighter in the world,Cain is
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat...Fedor doesn't give a shit what you think he'll fuck up anybody...and wen Cain goes 10 years without losing then he'll be better but for now witha recoed of 9- 0
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos Fedor = Overated
You = Dumbass to fucking blind and dumb to realize it
like I said peace out bitch U can sit ur noob as on the comp all day waiting for me to reply but ur not getting one
peace bitch
:)
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat...got no idea WTF your talking about all i know is that Fedor is the BEST
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos "...got no idea WTF your talking about "
lol lets keep it that way kid
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat...search Fedor and you'll know what i'm talking about
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
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@Super213Carlos lol dumbass u said "got no idea WTF your talking about "
lol i did was copy and paste it
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos Who has Fedor beat?
Kevin Randleman - A one dementional roid abusing wrestler
Mark Coleman - Another one dementional roid abusing wrestler
Tim Sylvia - A fat ass who has no solid strengths,his striking sucks,his ground game sucks,his wrestling sucks
Matt Lindland - The same Matt Lindland who is a middleweight?
Brett Rogers - An overated fat ass who's only strengths is his striking,he shouldnt even had been in the top 10,nobody knew of him untill he fought Fedor.
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos But I guess we can give Fedor credit for beating Andrei Arlovski even though Roy
Nelson almost beat him if the stupid ass ref didnt stand them up in round one after
Roy was about to put Arlovski in the crucifix
But then again we should give Fedor cred for beating Hong-Man Choi even though Hong-Man Choi was just coming off his MMA debut.
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos And for the record dumbass
ur the one who said ""...got no idea WTF your talking about "
all i did was copy and paste it
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat...OHHH SHIT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
Super213Carlos 1 year ago
@Super213Carlos LOL i like that
vergarafrank 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat zuffa sheep you make me sick
TEXAZHAZE 1 year ago
@TEXAZHAZE lol go learn MMA and how its suppised to be ran
noob basterd
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat
Fuck you you little bitch ass Dana White cock sucker... you like sucking his ass huh? i bet you like to lick his balls too. you little zuffa faggot. fuck you you little bitch! what the fuck you gonna do. nothing bitch! fuck you and fuck your live!!!!!
EyeTalkShit69 1 year ago
@EyeTalkShit69 o all u people who talk shit about the UFC its pointless becouse if it wasnt for the UFC,MMA wouldnt be as known as it is today
Strikeforce = Cop cats
Strikeforce fans = Copy Cat Fag Lovers (CCFL)
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
@MMAGymRat
dude just shut up. god how ignorant you is bro. fuck you!
EyeTalkShit69 1 year ago
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@EyeTalkShit69 aw u mad?
And ur calling me ignorant but ur the one who posted a comment saying
"dude just shut up. god how ignorant you is bro. fuck you!"
lol dont u mean "god how ignorant you "are" bro. fuck you"
lol dumbass
MMAGymRat 1 year ago
This dude is way more professional than Douchebag White.
doodiethief 1 year ago 14
@doodiethief but white does 10times as much for the growth and good for the sport than mrs. coker ever did or will, and how can you disagree, who is traveling the world and trying to grow the sport and who is trying to educate the people and who is getting it regulating around the world.............the ufc and mr. white, what has strickfarce done for mma?
hellsangel82682 1 year ago
@doodiethief Dana is much more like-able though.
Rodriguer2000 1 year ago
Great interview, now we get to see what who this man is alittlebit
IlluminatiSeer 1 year ago
Dana white is going to shit his pants when he hears what PHASE 2 is going to be
plutoend99 1 year ago
coker is just fat and lazy, thats why he doesn't want to be doing all the stuff that a regular promoter does.
Wot909 1 year ago
@Wot909 So who cares if he doesnt wanna be in the spotlight, and btw why does dana want to do it?
FavritTube 1 year ago
There are alot of UFC fans who aren't all around MMA fans BUT even if you are an MMA fan then you know that the UFC is easily the top company. SF does have some top fighters though who I'd love to see come in to the UFC.
BonerJams7 1 year ago
If you call yourself an MMA fan don't limit yourself to just UFC,after all us the fans benefit from different organization.
HarryDawg310 1 year ago
Coker comes off like he has no idea what he's doing. As the PRESIDENT of Strikeforce, get out there to any media outlet and talk up your fights. Coker being in the shadows makes him look like he doesn't care. Also, the 18,000 seat arena he talked about was just above 16,000. Granted, it was a packed house, but they were selling those tickets for dirt cheap. I should know, I use to work at the HP Pavilion. I remember they were selling tickets to employees in packs of 10 or 20.
superfart 1 year ago
lol he got wet when he said phase 2..hahaha
mmadrunkie 1 year ago
phase 2 is coker losing 5lbs and coming out a bit slimer.
lordofkronos 1 year ago
k-1 would be popular in america if the fighters wore small mma gloves instead of those big ass boxing gloves. small gloves = more ko's
lordofkronos 1 year ago
@lordofkronos I think boxing would even start to get a lil steam back if they used smaller gloves.
BonerJams7 1 year ago
thumbs up if coker looks like budda
lordofkronos 1 year ago
@lordofkronos Not at all.
L60Videos 1 year ago
@L60Videos well you need to have a brain larger than the size of a pea to realize it.
lordofkronos 1 year ago
@lordofkronos Ya ok. Get a college degree you fucking idiot then talk to me.
L60Videos 1 year ago
Scott does this funny thing in every interview where he'll say something and then go "yeah?", looking for Ariel to agree with him and confirm what he just said is correct.
13charachters 1 year ago
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keikuru1 1 year ago
I really respect what Scott said about not trying to dethrone the UFC. Hes got a great attitude and seems like a pretty solid promoter, however I believe the match makings have to be a little bit more persuasive, in ex...Evangelista Santos Vs Nate Diaz give the people what they want, Diaz vs Mayhem ect. Overeem doesnt even have an opponent yet, and he could be a major star in the U.S. and already is elsewhere. The UFC delivers with their matchmakings, Thats what strikeforce is missing
CAChrisAnthony 1 year ago
What this man said about how he doesn't need to hurt someone else's company was good. Dana White is the COMPLETE opposite. Dana actually wants to destroy all these other MMA organizations.
This coming from a guy who claims he's trying to grow the sport?
How are you helping grow the sport when you're trying to sabotage the contributions? I'll admit, not all these other promoters know what they're doing, but Scott Coker is a decent guy. I trust him.
This ain't ELITE XC folks!
Hawgboy66 1 year ago
@Hawgboy66 no you couldn't be more wrong. Dana has said multiple times that he thinks that the smaller promotions are good for the sport because up and comers can showcase their talent and try to get in the ufc. If he really wanted to destroy these promotions he could hold a ufc event everytime the smaller shows hold an event or he could simply buy them out. You're obviously clueless.
supcmn 1 year ago
@supcmn
Hmm, really?
When the hell did Dana White say that?
Every interview I see of the man he's either saying "Fuck, shit, faggot, bitch", or he's dissing someone.
The man never says anything positive about anybody besides himself and HIS company.
And he does do that. How many times has the UFC aired some kind of show on the same day as a Strikeforce major event?
Plenty of times bro... The purpose of that is to take away ratings.
You seem to be the one who's clueless here...
Hawgboy66 1 year ago
@Hawgboy66 really? if strikeforce cares so much about the sport then why arent they the ones trying to legalize it in ontario or new york or all those other states that previously didnt legalize mma? you can hate dana white all you want but at the end of the day hes going everywhere trying to legalize this sport while strikeforce and the other promotions are just following behind it.
supcmn 1 year ago
@supcmn
The reason Dana can do those things is because he has more "$". How is a promotion that's just getting started going to already try and jump into everything?
The UFC has the ability to do these things because they've made more money throughout the years. These other promotions are still trying to survive with their brand of MMA before THEY TOO can start expanding. If you actually paid attention to this video, that's basically what he's saying here. It's all a process.
Hawgboy66 1 year ago
@Hawgboy66 I have to agree with you here if you look at Ariels Videos where has interviewed Dana...Dana has constantly taken shots at StrikeForce and Bellator, such as "those are the minor leagues...they cant even put fights together...if they wanna fight, we know whos gonna win" seems lie he may be insecure about the smaller companies succeeding as well, hes coming off as a tyrant. Its ultimately bad press for the UFC. everyone knows that UFC is the main promotion but is it okay to flaunt it?
CAChrisAnthony 1 year ago
@CAChrisAnthony lol yea it is. Its not about him being insecure its called business. When new kids are watching a Dana White interview and they hear "everyone knows strikeforce is minor league" they will go "Oh Ok".
Its about business. This is what business people do. To be fair strike force and Scott Coker are a complete joke (fighters aside). They get bullied by their fighters and can't even put on fights the fans wan't to see.
Eatmybologna 1 year ago
@Eatmybologna okay, i def appreciate you opinion but thats def not business, what it is, is attempting to bully organizations that are gaining a fan base, it could even hurt Dana's brand when hes taking deliberate shots at smaller companies, The NFL doesnt talk poorly of the CFL. The MLB doesnt talk poorly of the Japanese baseball league, UFC is the biggest show in MMA currently, everyone knows this, why even bring up the smaller promotions, obviously Dana is somewhat concerned about these prom.
CAChrisAnthony 1 year ago
@CAChrisAnthony
I definitely respect what Dana has done for MMA as a whole, but the random trash talk about other organisations makes him almost seem paranoid. I honestly think though if Baseball generated more viewers on the same night of a UFC event Dana would start talking trash about MLB.
BentHenny 1 year ago
@BentHenny I completely agree with your statement regarding what Dana has done for the sport, hes an ambassador for MMA as a whole and I def appreciate his dedication to his brand and to the sport however, I don't believe its necessary to even speak about other brands, hes the top dog and everyone knows it, no need to be arrogant...thats only going to help promote the other brands, as well as tarnish his standing in the public eye. hes entitled to say what he wants....
CAChrisAnthony 1 year ago
@BentHenny Id like to see his tone in the next coming months as StrikeForce continues to gain popularity, I'm curious to see if he will address showtime as he has previously or if he'll keep to himself and do what he can do about his business, If he continues to take shots at these smaller organizations it could have a prominent negative effect on the UFC. Again only time will tell.
CAChrisAnthony 1 year ago
@BentHenny Dana has nothin to worry about. lol Let's not kid ourselves. SF is the company who's in distance 2nd and even Coker says that UFC isn't even on their radar as far as getting to their level which I respect him for admitting even though everyone already knew that.
BonerJams7 1 year ago
@CAChrisAnthony
Exactly dude. Dana comes off as this bully who thinks these other companies are jokes, but if that was really the case, why would he counter program a minor league show? I agree with you, on what you said about him being insecure. It's a fear, a fear of losing money. Dana claims he's trying to do whatever he can for the sport, but that's nonsense. At this point, he just wants to make as MUCH money as he can. If there's no competition, there's more money to be made.
Hawgboy66 1 year ago
really coker?
your hw champ doesn't defend his belt for 2 years and then when he does its against a guy coming off a loss. then you put fedor against werdum and both havent fought ever since that fight and theres no news of when these guys are fighting again. theres still no news of overeem defending his title again. Yea you sure have accomplished a lot yep.
supcmn 1 year ago
is scott coker asian?
ihatebobsaget1989 1 year ago
2 or 3 of those 4 things are the same thing.
1MoreRoundbrother 1 year ago
I love fedor but Coker needs to grow a pair and force the prick to fight or else fedor should just fucking retire im sick of this M1 global shit they aint going global with their mafioso scheming that seems worse than anything the UFC has ever tried to pull. Atleast UFC fighters fucking fight. I Love fedor like a god but geez. HE NEEDS TO FIGHT MORE!!!!
metallicaman8787 1 year ago
@metallicaman8787
If you "Truly" loved Fedor, you wouldn't be calling him no "Prick".
Clearly you aren't a fan.... You're just a shit talker.
Hawgboy66 1 year ago
@sandman you dumb fuck I'm not comparing Mma and NBA. I'm saying that ufc are pros and strikeforce are semi-pro you stupid dumb fuck! Go suck Scotts dick bitch.
PopCherriesNotBombs2 1 year ago
coker is the man strikeforce is the promotion most like to survive other than the ufc
cameneroz28 1 year ago
nice scott coker is soo hard!
jcgify 1 year ago
NBA;D-League, UFC;Strikeforce
PopCherriesNotBombs2 1 year ago
@PopCherriesNotBombs2 i fuckin hate when faggots compare shit like nba,nfl to mma it doesnt make sense those are team sports mma is 1 on1 it should be compared to boxing
sandman27892789 1 year ago
scott coker is a smart business man. I've always respected his style.
henrusha 1 year ago
Scott Coker seems like a really decent bloke, seems very humble and likeable - quite a difference to what we're used to.
colonelwalker 1 year ago
He's a nice guy who's way in over his head
CapitalFProductions 1 year ago
He is really full of shit!!
22lesnar 1 year ago
I feel like punching this dude's face so badly!
brownukelele 1 year ago
Strikeforce is good for up-and- comers and fighters dropped from the ufc.
ZAIUHH1 1 year ago
strikeforce has been putting on better cards then the ufc for their past 4-5 events imo . im a ufc fan as well, but they're only promoting fighters who are popular in the ufc, and not in all mma.
32KOAST 1 year ago
@32KOAST FIGHT wise, Strikeforce's last event has been good, a lot of knock outs and what not. But with that said, thats only because they were mismatches. UFC undoubtedly has the most significant fights.
xGoC 1 year ago
Scott coker is no different then Vince Russo he is garbage he is fucking lame
Zumlot92260 1 year ago
i like scott coker
merrickmcbride16 1 year ago
307 views?? ...lol wow
mnifaihtf 1 year ago
@mnifaihtf hmmm. you wrote your comment 2 hours before mine, there've been 7 comments added after yours, and now i'm here and it still says 307 views... me thinks the counter has been frozen. possibly due to view count rigging. it'll probably be back up later after a few hours.
Agnelum1 1 year ago
gotta love and respect Coker for what he does and how he does it...who cares if he doesnt do what Dana does...if he did you all would be like oh he is copyin Dana and bla bla bla
MmaSmarty87 1 year ago
@ArielHelwani great interview Ariel!! but what do you think scott meant by phase 2?? and do you think that strikeforce can survive with all the heavyweights they have now but only broadcasting on a cable channel???
leaveitplease 1 year ago
Scott "DOPER" Coker
Snitzky666 1 year ago
Drop M1. So M1 takes the first step .
pitbylllson 1 year ago
There's a reason this video has so little views...
cameronlala 1 year ago
@cameronlala and that is???
leaveitplease 1 year ago
@cameronlala thats because alot of u Zuffa monkeys have short attention spans and a small IQ....
MmaSmarty87 1 year ago
I can see strikeforce going out of business in the near future. These guys don't know how to put together fights even though they supposedly have all these great fighters and like what the hell they only announce one event at a time?
sslteam07 1 year ago
@sslteam07 i dont know about that, strikeforce has been around around forever, its not like they're an elitexc or an affliction in which they were unorganized and try to grow too big too fast. and they're not as big as the ufc that they can have like 2 events a month. and aside from their big shows in cbs or showtime, they have their little local shows and challenger shows.
omgstoptakingnames 1 year ago
Phase 2 is the heavyweight tournament!
imanuel2012 1 year ago
"mmmhmm, mmhmm mhmm"
wade2thehamilton 1 year ago
Great fighters come and go but somebody needs to be a mainstay to keep the identity of the company intact. You always know what you're going to get with Dana White (as well as Coker) and vicariously you know what kind of fights you're going to get.
juffan 1 year ago
nice job
gunmuzik77 1 year ago