10 Questions with Scott Coker: Post Fedor-Rogers

[wade2thehamilton]

this was my favorite fight ive ever seen.

[sgtbaker4201]

aoki top 2 in the world??? even before the melendez fight that is a ridiculous laughable statement. what a fuckin idiot. TOP 2!!! hahahaha.

[pwwwnd01]

everyone should take a page out of Coker's book. He isn't worried about what ufc is doing, he is doing his best to get strikeforce to succeed in the mma world. I'm sick of all you cunts baggin out dana or the ufc. Dana says what he needs to to promote his business and the ufc has the majority of the best fighters in the world. Let both companies give the fans exciting fights and stop the bickering.

[f9hunter]

fedor isnt the baddest man on the planet, his avoiding overreem and avoiding top competition

[AmerikaTheBrutalSFU]

@f9hunter You are %100 correct. Finally someone who gets it

[BGLart]

smooth

[jumanji0090]

Dana White?????-Scott Coker poops out more class every morning.

[Yurg24]

i never used to like scott coker, but im slowly starting to like him, he reminds me a little of dana in the sense he says what  he thinks, but he is far more proffesional than dana, and doesn't curse every other word which is always nice

[BladeDaRazor]

FEDOR vs OVERREEM or GTFO COKER!

[GaloshesInTrouble]

Don't know much about the owner of Strikeforce, but he seems like a good guy , letting his heavy weight champion fight in japan, he he truly make DANA look like a fucking piece of shit money hungry hype bullshitter THAT HE IS.

[coralspringsmsheen]

correction no one in strikeforce can beat fedor besides overeeme and UFC HW fighters of course

[tech77hd]

u say of course like you know 100% but there is no way u do, nobody is a for sure victor against fedor u should of got that, but yeah ppl like frank mir or lesnar do have better odds than most i can say that, and wtf is overeeme

[tech77hd]

CORRECTION LOL

[conandbob]

@coralspringsmsheen fedors beaten like 6 ufc heavyweights

[coralspringsmsheen]

correction is there anyone in strikeforce who could beat fedor no except verdume

and of course the UFC HW fighters

[ronnied828]

yeah, Scott seems to be an ok guy ! good luck to him, he has a couple of great fighters over their that will help Strikeforce to be competetive for sure, atleast he doesnt appear to be an arrogant douchebag like Dana White !

[hornetpalooza]

Bring in Aoki!!! Do it! Do it! Do it!

Make a fight for the WAMMA lightweight!

[nadhim69]

Now strikeforce got dan henderson its official, strikeforce is becoming more and more interesting. Dream also got an octogon now, i really enjoyed watching dream 12, ufc got a lot of good fighter but the organisation sucks, happy that others companies are there...

[suprman1020]

I don't think Fedor cuts as easily as people are saying. He ran into a VERY hard Jab by a guy who is about 280 and considering all the edges and stitching on MMA gloves, ANYONE would have been cut.

[whole27]

@suprman1020 ...well in the rogers fight, fedor just re-opened a cut on his nose that was originally cut by his brother in training! ROgers just re-opened it!

But Fedor definitely cuts easily! You see it over and over! More than any other fighter by far! The smallest hits opens Fedor up...Lindland is one example.

And most notably...his 1 fucking BS loss was due to that same problem!

Fedor is actually not even 6ft...5'11 and 3/4! Imagine is he was 6'6, longer reach, stronger, etc:)

[heilhamas]

I watched the fight again, and Fedor would have wrapped his leg around Roger's head easily and submitted him in the 1st round if the fence hadn't been in the way.

[whole27]

@heilhamas ...I'M WATCHING THAT EXACT MOMENT RIGHT NOW OVER AND OVER

FEDORS BLOOD WAS ALL OVER HIS GLOVES, CHEST AND ROGERS SO IT WAS HARD TO HLD ON TO ROGERS PLUS ROGERS WAS 280LBS FIGHT NIGHT!! JUST LIKE BROCK LESNAR BUT WITH MORE STRIKING SKILLS!

FEDOR HAS A HANDICAP IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT...HE IS EASILY THE EASIEST MMA FIGHTER TO CUT AND MAKE BLEED!! AND THAT WAS WHY HE GOT THAT 1 FUCKING LOSS WHICH IS BULLSHIT!

BUT I LOVE WATCHING FEDOR KO ROGERS!!! NO ONE THOUGHT HE COULD GET KO'D!

[karimrakha]

265 lbs

[whole27]

@karimrakha .....NO, ROGERS JUST LIKE BROCK, CARWIN AND OTHERS CUT DOWN TO GET TO 265LBS...THEY WALK AROUND AT 280LBS SO AFTER WEIGH INS....

ALL THOSE GUYS HYDRATE THEMSELVES BACK UP CLOSER TO THEIR NATURAL WEIGHT OF ABOUT 280LBS!

SO THE NIGHT OF THE FIGHT...ROGERS WAS ABOUT 280LBS!!

HE'S JUST AS BIG AS THOSE OTHER GUYS!

[tanglestrangle]

On ifight365 that there were a couple dream fights in MMA, Fedor vs Lesner, and Shields and him.

Then he said " Jake Shields is a real tough guy... I think Shields would beat me in a grappling match, but I am confident I could beat him in MMA, but there is only one way to find out."

I really like Strikeforce, but Shields vs GSP is MY DREAM FIGHT !!! ihope that the UFC will cross promote.

[mmastyle79]

Those people who have followed boxing over the past decades will attest to the fact that one 'organisation' cannot monopolize the entire sport. The business practices of the UFC (Zuffa) will never be agreeable to EVERY fighter. So, a second, competitive organisation is essential. Good luck with SF Scott, you guys put on a great card. Keep it up :)

[vicfonov]

i like this guy.

[peacenlove4every1]

Scott Coker > Dana White

Coker is class.

[tanglestrangle]

Great card, I agree about the Shields fight, Miller fought to survive. All the fights were competitive, even Fedor vs Rogers.

[mixmaster2669]

Shields wins eight fights in a row by tapout and Miller manages to drag this one to a 4to 1 decision for Shields. Thats all Miller did was fight defense, so he went the distance with Jake something no one has done in almost 4 years. WAR JAKE

[geisermeiser78]

It's not very good business practices to say ur not worried about what other companies are doing in your industry..lol..what it boils down to in revenue is the amount of veiwers...so if Scott Coker is not worried about the UFC and what they are doing, his company is not gunna be able to compete with the UFC ..Good Luck strikeforce..u'll need it because you'll never have a top notch organization.

[mmastyle79]

Your argument is flawed. To "Say" that you are not worried about the opposition is perfect business practice. He handled the question exceptionally. He said nothing bad about the UFC, and drew favourable comparisons between the two. This guy is classy. At least when it comes to interviews ;)

[wickedassassin]

Thanks Scott Coker.... much respect

[wendysisgay]

nice interview with coker. i hope they surpass ufc. lots of respect for this man. he seems very fair and is a cool guy unlike dana. hes also very straight up with everything. dana likes to beat around the bush and mix in some swear words. would be awesome if they signed aoki and barnett. i like how they're also finally starting to push overeem to fight. he better quit the roids though.

[Spardeous]

@wendysisgay Yea, if they manage to sign Barnett, they will have a full HW division. Barnett is probably #2 or #3 HW atm, I'm not going off of those bullshit rankings either, this is what I believe based off of his performance. I wish CC would get back into his game mentally, because I think he was the only legimate threat to Fedor(not saying Fedor didn't beat him). I don't think anyone will ever beat Fedor, so he is pretty much guaranteed the #1 spot until he retires. And Ayoki, wow!

[2rani]

Strikeforce had a great show, but the Shields fight was boring.

[zekal10]

Nice to hear the president of an MMA organization give a professional interview without swearing ever 2 seconds.

[32GaugeSlug]

Agreed!! Dana is a moron!

[wonggfan]

MOVE OVER DANA WHITE!

COker is the next you!

[stockmaster1982]

Scott coker is the man!!! I respect

unlike Dana white!!! I hope strikeforce

does really well!

[3LliOtTD0GG123]

Scott Coker I respect u!!!

[signboyy]

ufc may have more money, assets and brandname, but scott coker is more intelligent and crafty than dana.

its david vs goliath. and david is actually winning.

[AureliusGloria111]

strikeforce is gettin a lot of money too man...and so many fighters...start say goodbye ufc u fuckin ufc nuthuggers fan boys... (not to you singboy)

[ApachePiL0T]

This guy is NOT more intelligent or anywhere NEAR as crafty as Dana White.

[signboyy]

yes he is.

his aquisition of fighters and increasing ppv's and fans are evidence of this.

[residualrevenge]

@ApachePiL0T

That's just your opinion! Dana White is a shit talker who hypes up shitty fighters and that's a fact.

[32GaugeSlug]

Of course, it's called marketing. He'd be a moron not too.

[freejumptraining]

Contrast this guys humility with Dana White, "I am honored to promoted him" that's alot fo respect for fighters... UFC treat their fighters like property.

[snakerattle79]

Scott Coker is good for the sport

[ApachePiL0T]

So was Tonya Harding.

[hotbody1869]

great job!

[HeavyMMA]

They turned off the lights about half way through. We carried on like heroes.  ;)

[Johanadrian]

good one

[tunit20]

Good interview

[HeavyMMA]

Thank you