Scott Coker Talks Fedor Negotiations, Gina Carano, Mike Whitehead Arrest

[ScentlisApprentice]

He needs to realize that the best fighters in the world are in the UFC. If you haven't fought the UFC champ of any weight division you're not competing for the number 1 spot. Strikefarce is a B level company with mostly B level fighters with a few exceptions (Nick Diaz, Alistair Overeem, Paul Daley, and a few others) That being said I still watch SF because its free mma and you get to see some good brawls.

[TheMrpalid]

what was mike whitehead arrested for?

[MCK141]

Coker is a sack of shit... The fat ass looks like jabba the hutt

[djprofyle]

Coker is on CRACK! Gilbert Melendez is not better than BJ Penn or Frankie Edgar. He's not better than Kenny Florian either.

[lilsm555]

@djprofyle Agreed the smaller divisions are so stacked in the UFC and WEC but strike force doesn't have any weight class with more than 2 good fighters lol

[djprofyle]

@lilsm555 No joke! I watch Strikeforce just because I'm a fan off MMA. But they haven't signed any raw talent with the acception of Fedor, which is questionable, Nick Diaz, Jake Shields (who may end up in the UFC anyway), that's all I can think of at the moment. LOL!

[w1a1t1c1h5me4]

FUCK, watch SKY movies on

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[xxalectoxx]

Scott Coker is a terrible promoter and a piece of fucking trash. The guy looks like Jabba the Hut

[jtar7242]

How is Coker going to get the best fighters in the world to fight eachother if he can't negotiate for the UFC? lol

Fedor's management is going to make sure he never fights a real opponent ever again because he's worth too much money to risk losing. They've been ducking Overeem. How bad is it that Rogers is going to be coming off of a loss, and get a title shot?

[TooBrutalOrTheFuture]

@jtar7242 I dunno, probably as "bad" as Randy getting one after getting his head knocked off.

Ditto for Justin Eilers (RIP).

It happens in all promotions, from MMA to boxing to K-1.

It's not ideal, but promoters and matchmakers don't always use internet consensus rankings to make fights. The first and foremost objective is to try and put on compelling, ENTERTAINING fights.

Does anyone think Rogers vs Overroid isn't going to be crazy? A strong, accurate slugger vs a K-1 level beast.

[andreandreeee]

@jtar7242 Yeah, that's pretty bad, and you're right about everything else too. Fedor is going down as a #1 who didn't fight real competition for his last 5 years competing. He's even dodging Werdum for Fs sake. Just sad.

[fire2257]

the only thing i care about when it comes to fedor and strikeforce is Fedor vs. Alistair Ubereem! that and dreaming about fedor coming to his senses to jump into ufc before possible early retirement that gegard mousasi (training partner) shed some interesting light on.

[DarthSchwartz]

you know.

[Steadno]

fedor dodged overeem and now he wants bigfoot silva lol

[FaTaL1ze]

@Steadno no he didn't andrei arlovski is fighting bigfoot silva retard.Fedor doesn't dodge anyone...

[andreandreeee]

@FaTaL1ze he's right. Fedor said a couple of days ago that the Werdum fight may not go down and if so, Bigfoot could be the opponent. Nothing but the best for Fedor heh? He's fighting cans instead of fighting the best, whom he avoids like the plague. Period.

[Steadno]

@FaTaL1ze fedor dodged overeem and mma live said fedor want bigfoot silva. NOW the guy fedor just put to sleep [brett rodgers] is fighting FOR THE TITLE in place of the coward fedor. sad but true.

[FaTaL1ze]

@Steadno is there a video of it? cause i dont believe you sorry...

[Steadno]

@FaTaL1ze go to espn and watch the last mma live. its a free mma show every thursday.

[93msheen]

coker is a fucking idiot this fight is not for the number one slot in the world bj had a staff infection before the fight

bj will get the belt back when they have the rematch

melendez will never b the best

[TooBrutalOrTheFuture]

@93msheen What is a "staff infection"?

Do you mean STAPH infection?

Also, stop being such a fanboy. Frankie won. Don't make excuses for BJ's loss.

[jonnykenziecross]

What's taking the changes in Fedor's contract so long? Fedor has a couple years left in his Prime and has been sitting on the shelf because of contract BS between promotions. Fedor stated he just wants to fight, so someone swallow some Pride and get this contract done. This is just getting stupid. If Fedor doesn't fight Werdum in June it will be very disappointing. Coker is saying the same thing as in February about being on the 5 yard line. Why is it taking longer than 3 months to go 5 yards.

[andreandreeee]

@jonnykenziecross they do have a contract. Fedor is under a 3~fight contract and Coker just needs to man-up and force him to perform his duty or else sue his and M-1's asses for all they've got. M-1 just has as much bargaining chip as Coker lets them have. In reality, Coker has all the power as long as he doesn't chicken out just because "omg it's Fedor!". If he caves in now, his ass is M-1's.

[mr3ggroll]

@andreandreeee go do research b4 making yourself look very stupid. there contract has holes in it. theres a chance fedor can just sign with ufc just like that.

[TooBrutalOrTheFuture]

@mr3ggroll What "research" is this, exactly? Please elaborate on these "holes" which would allow Fedor to "sign with the ufc just like that."

I didn't know you were privy to this contract.

Idiot.

[mr3ggroll]

@TooBrutalOrTheFuture @TooBrutalOrTheFuture wow speaking of dumbass. Dana Whte the media said it. i dont understand why u gotta be so cocky. your comment is stupid. it would be like me saying just becuz u think there ISNT holes in the fedo contract, it mean u are privy to all contract. like seriously dude u are sorry as hell/

[TooBrutalOrTheFuture]

@mr3ggroll You're the one being cocky, asking others to do "research" about a contract which isn't privy to the public.

If you're only retort is DANA WHITE SAID IT!!!! THE MEDIA IS SUGGESTING IT!!!! go back to school.

Then again, I expected nothing less from a TUF-era NOOB.

[mr3ggroll]

@TooBrutalOrTheFuture ima TUF noob blah blah ur butt must hurt. u cross the line. learn how to talk like a man and control yourself. hope u learn your lesson and beware

[andreandreeee]

@mr3ggroll well, link me then, or tell me where to look. I'm curious to see what kind of holes could allow anyone to not go thru with a contract and sign for a company which does not allow co-promotion or non-exclusive contracts, let alone while a previous contract is still good. AFAIK, Fedor has a contract for 3 fights/1 year. M-1 have been like this before despite what contracts say (Sibling and Affliction). Well, I'll be waiting for that reply.

[TooBrutalOrTheFuture]

@jonnykenziecross Agreed. Also, notice the February video compared to now...Coker seems MUCH less confident about the situation. Just look at his body language and him bringing up "barrier" issues now.

All the sports analogies in the world won't cover up his lack of confidence. I mean, two+ months ago he was talking about ironing out the deal by the end of that week, for fucks sake hahaha

[DahStoryTella]

For some reason before, I disliked Coker a lil' bit. But, he def sounds like a good dude.

Props to him.

[PortuguesePlayer21]

Scott sounds SO MUCH more professional than Dana White, much more humble, picks his words wiseley, dosent swear like a dipshit to try to atract rednecks and shit, and actually cares about the fighters

[lightweightgp]

Coker is a good dude.

[ironkong26]

gina ain;t comin back... she got exposed by a better fighter.

[markstine01]

I think Crocker is a good dude but I dont believe there is a "language barrier" issue with Fedor...

90 percent of the fighters for strikeforce are in the lightweight catagory. There isnt that much talent in the upper weight classes. The good fighters like Mousassi and Fedor will have to leave just to fight good fighters...

[Desarollo]

@markstine01 thank you dude. people act retarded and can't understand the fact that strikeforce just DOESN'T HAVE THE TALENT. heavyweight is a joke. who the fuck is Fedor going to fight? i want to see Fedor vs Cain, dos Santos, Carwin, Lesnar. sucks, Fedor at strikeforce just doesn't make any sense to me.

[93msheen]

@Desarollo agree 100% its just they r a bunch of strikefarce fanboys an refuse to listen 2 reason

[pissballs]

They talk about negotiating but do you ever think they'd consider amalgamation of companies to create an actual universal representation of mma? Not as long as ego and greed can rationalize their political sphincters.

[wildwolves8]

comeback gina,i miss ur pretty face,ahhahaha

[TheMockFrog]

Kudos to Ariel for pronouncing 'Fedor' correctly. You don't hear that a lot from American people.

[andreandreeee]

The Fedor/M-1 debacle is just sad. They don't want him fighting the best, only cans and still, they want a better deal out of Strikeforce? Sure, he's a great asset and will pull the numbers, but have some pride man. If he's not into fighting for serious and wants all the money, let him go. UFC won't give him (or M-1) that much anyway.

[succeedblog]

great interview

[py2o3434]

fat

[signboyy]

coker is always a nice guy, but he is a clever chessmaster in his war with the ufc.

gotta admire that.

david is beating goliath.

[cell9899]

I like Scott's attitude a lot better than Dana White's, he isnt a cocky prick. I also like the fact that he is giving us this 3 fights in one card. The best part is that this 3 main event fights have potential to be really good and exiting fights.

[Savant357]

Coker looks like Majin Boo.

[FaTaL1ze]

@Savant357 hey thats not nice... but funny

[jackvr32]

I'm kinda glad strikeforce has a good roster. It seems like if you loose to a champ in the ufc or if you get a few losses you fall by the wasteside when the fighter has more fight left in him.

[WSW55]

Didn't Coker already have Fedor secured to a 3-fight deal (first fight was in November). What is this "We were hoping he would fight"?

[TooBrutalOrTheFuture]

@WSW55 Contract disputes aside, no promoter can force a fighter to actually fight.

Just look at the UFC, which is the biggest and most powerful promotion in the world. Dana was hoping Rampage and Rashad would go down in December of last year, but couldn't do shit to make Rampage fight.

Ditto for the fiasco at WW with Fitch, Kos and Swick all adamant in not fight one another....ditto for the Black House crew.

Dana can hope they fight, but cannot force it. Fighters can refuse opponents

[BrianC974]

I don't think Fedor cares if he fights or not. Seems like he can take it or leave it.

[Jackthemeat]

Ariel thanks for interviewing Strike force as well as the UFC. you are blowing up man, Congrats. your career is taking off like a rocket.

[magmagmag715]

think gilbert melendez will take the fight. he hits hard, has sick ground and pound, and good take down defense. aoki is just too one-dimensional. i hope melendez breaks a bone or two of aoki for what he did to hirota :D

[TheFuzzynandez]

Melendez is to strong for Aoki to take him down. Melendez will most likely KHTFO. I really like what Coker did though he could have had all the fights on 3 three separate shows as headliners but we get to see them all on one card for free. Just a shame west coast is going to have a 1 hour tape delay but I will stay off the internet till I finish the watching.

[newmondo]

Scott seems like a much more emotionally stable ceo than that douche Dana White

[rumandcoke4ever]

without dana white there wouldn't be any ufc

[fofosowavy94]

to be honest i dont think aoki or melendez can beat penn, florian, or edgar

[RealMuzikTV]

@fofosowavy94 Aoki dont stand a chance with anybody with Good Takedown Defense most his loss is by KO or TKO in the 1st round when he CANT get the takedown..

[BonerJams7]

LoL His LW fight does NOT determined the #1 LW in the world. Neither of them could beat BJ.

[dionysus91]

@BonerJams7 But they could both beat Frankie Edgar.

[BigGee614]

Well looks like M-1 is already having troubles with Strikeforce after only 1 fight... I wouldn't be surprised at all if Fedor doesn't fight there again.

[Daikkenaurora]

Strikeforce has a contract with Fedor but they cant get him to fight.  Sounds like that contract was written with crayon.

[BIGFORD]

Did he say that Mike Whitehead is under contract or not? I couldn't tell what he said.

[BobReefer]

I like Dana White's up front style when giving his opinion. He just tells the truth, and some people can't handle it. However, Scott Coker is also a good president.

[100elementos]

@BobReefer The thing about Dana is that he considers himself a star, when really he should act like a business man behind the scenes, he practically thinks that HE is UFC.

[WinkyMaeve]

@BobReefer no, dana white is a huge tool, who gives title shots and sets up title fights with people in mind to win, stop talking kid

[crimen]

scott coker is the man..hes not a douche like dana. i hope strikeforce is around for a long time.

[b5e5n1n9y86]

Scott Coker seems like a much cooler guy than Dana White!

[TreyMMA]

OBVIOUSLY MELENDEZ NOR AOKI ARE EVEN CLOSE TO TOP 4 LEIGHTWEIGHT IN THE WORLD ! Kenflo , BJ , Edgar , Maynard , Tyson Griffin, If Diego would drop down hed kill them too.! Aldo is better also fuck even Ben henderson could probably beat them geeze.

[b5e5n1n9y86]

@TreyMMA Really? Aoki ranked outside the top 4 LW. Thats funny considering he's ranked on sherdogs top ten pound for pound list!

[TreyMMA]

@b5e5n1n9y86 REALLY! I am sure he considered cung Le the best MW in the world or alteast one of them when he was their champ too... And Aoki is obviously far from top 10 P4P list idgaf what sherdog says anyways these are just my probable opinions dont wanna troll , Hope these figths are awesome GO MOUSASI , GO HENDO , GO MAYHEM!

[ebze70]

FEDOR to UFC.

[StaringAtFate]

Coker is a G White needs to be more like him strikeforce is good for what it is

[TopazSkillMauler]

Gilbert and Aoki could not possibly be #1 until they fight the top contenders in UFC. Gilbert TKO

[votumseparatum1]

Carano probably won't come back, at least not to fight Santos again. Carano was embarrassed like hell. lol. Can't even give an interview, she was so shocked. Shields may go to the UFC. Shields vs.GSP: hump galore. lol.

[CynicsCorner]

Wow. No respect for Frankie Edgar or BJ Penn whatsoever. I love how fairweather the media is. Penn would MURDER Aoki or Melendez, but somehow they're better? Eat me.

Also, if Coker was halfway confident, he could Google what Whitehead did and then make a decision on the spot. You can hate Dana White all you want, but at least he doesn't pussyfoot around like Coker does. Things get done in the UFC, and you can't say the same for Strikeforce.

-Marcus

[votumseparatum1]

@CynicsCorner Why would Coker NOT promote his own fighters as the best? It's not about being fair. It's a BUSINESS and you have to promote your fighters, not others. By saying Aoki is the best, he is saying "WE, SF, have the best." It's like Dana's ass not giving Fedor any respect. If he signs Fedor, watch how quickly he turns.

Dana may not pussyfoot around, but he'll tell you a lie right in your face with conviction. Everyone knows he's a hypocrite.

Give SF some time.

[93msheen]

@votumseparatum1 ur a fucking sf fanboy shut the fuck up bitch yeah talk shit about dana bet u wouldnt say it 2 his his face tough shit

sf sucks balls fedor doesnt respect u dumass he only cares about the money

[votumseparatum1]

@93msheen Lol, how hard are you sucking Dana's dick? I'm no fanboy like you. I merely defended SF. I like both organization. I know you swear allegiance to the UFC and sadly how you express yourself reflect some of the dumber fans of UFC but there are some good ones. Anyway, talk to me when you can talk like a man instead of a retard whose method of talking only insults.

[CynicsCorner]

@votumseparatum1 You missed the "media is fairweather" part, didn't you? I'm not talking about Coker there. He's not a bright individual anyway. I just don't like the fact that people are assuming that Frankie Edgar isn't an elite Lightweight, and that BJ isn't still better than Aoki or Melendez. It's bad logic.

Is Chuck Liddell a worse fighter than Tito because Tito didn't get KOed by Rashad? No.

As for Dana, he could tell me the grass was blue and I wouldn't care. He puts on better cards.

[handlas1]

@CynicsCorner dear god you are a fucking moron.

[CynicsCorner]

@handlas1 Then I'm guessing that makes you the Duke Of Dolts? The Admiral of the Addlepates? Hero of the Halfwits?

I know you're trying really, really hard, but don't randomly insult an actual MMA fan when one look at your channel and I see a Fedor fanboy. Its types like you that give us real MMA fans a bad name, kiddo.

[handlas1]

@CynicsCorner no, it's UFC nuthuggers like you that shouldn't even be looking at Strikeforce vids. Get lost.

[CynicsCorner]

@handlas1 You must have me confused with someone else. The Nashville card interests me. Why? Because I'm an MMA fan. I like the sport. I like the card, and it has potential.

However, I'm not going to sit here and lie to people and say that Strikeforce has put on the greatest cards evah, because they haven't. The last really good one was in August of 09. The UFC runs a better business. You don't like it? I don't care. You could go to hell and send me a postcard signed by Satan for all I care.

[kara366]

@CynicsCorner

Lmao, I like the ending of your comment.

[TheFuzzynandez]

@CynicsCorner Strikeforce has continue to put on good fights though even if they do not have the names UFC does. You still have to admit that most of their cards have been good excluding the card Herschel Walker fought on.

[MrScream305]

I'm happy for Strikeforce. Its good to have another promotion besides the UFC.

[EddieStriked]

Scott seems like a pretty cool guy

[jin37uk]

I think Dana would take Scott in a fight