Scott Coker Looks Back on Historic UFC 139, Confident in Strikeforce's Future

[randyfletcher86]

So sad to see Scott Coker like this.

[kelleeeykeene2]

It would be cool to have SF as a farm league and keep the women's Championship belts there until there's more depth and instead of having SF belts give the tourney winners trophies and UFC contracts.

Oh and maybe have the Flyweight and Straw-Weight divisions there until they get built up.

[kelleeeykeene2]

Scott is getting a lot of grey hairs I wonder if that Strikeforce deal stressed him to the max?

[wheresmyrematch]

I love Scott.. but he sold out.. He could have built strikeforce into something so big, a main competitor for the UFC. It would be great for the fighters to have somewhere else to test the waters... If Dana doesn't like you you're pretty much SOL and gotta go to Japan.

[muchohumpty]

@wheresmyrematch scott didnt sell out his partners wanted out & they owned majority share.

Scott however did fuck up with those bad contracts where guys like Robbie lawler is making 90k or fedor making 1.5 mil. They werent generating enough money with those contracts

[uberblitzkrieg]

Coker is such a good interviewee, much more legit than Dana

[dvsxavier]

This interview said it all. No more Strikeforce...

Why didn't Ariel bug Scott about the Strikeforce Grandprix HW Finals?

[shmoriy]

Much better than dana.

[docsixshot]

UFC needs to have a minor league system.. and SF is the best platform to have it. Lets just see if Zuffa will follow that.

[stllwtchngvds]

Yea so they will build women's MMA also being competitive with Bellator, which will grow that section. I would say keep Challengers, so those fights can be on the same cards with the women's MMA. I'm not sure they can put on enough fights for the men in a belt system though.

[VanAvery]

did coker lose weight? maybe he just looks chunky in a suit

[DudongProductions]

So where does Gegard Mousasi, go from here... u shoulda ask Scott

[TheEbopallday]

LOL ufc has now diaz, hendo, werdum, overeem and melendez soon

[blade83336]

@TheEbopallday and kung lee and mayham

[xno4]

Scott Coker needs to advertise Strikeforce alot more

[yorkshirerepresenter]

3:12 the woman walks like rampage moves forward lol

[Ravelife13]

Strikeforce Challengers should go city to city having fights and the winners of those fights should be signed to a roster of The Ultimate Fighter, where they hold the tournaments to see who gets the contracts. The Challenger fights could continue to be aired on Showtime, or better yet, Facebook where fans can vote as well on their favorite fights etc.

Challenger fights should just go major city to major city to find the best.

[thunderballzz]

Scott should get Dana's job

[MADAppreciation4Life]

I wonder if an average built guy with no mma experience can beat an mma girl in a fight lol

[Ravelife13]

@MADAppreciation4Life Any of the girls who are decent would wreck the average guy with no MMA experience on cardio alone. Someone like Gina Carano, Cyborg, Rousey..they would make it look easy for sure.

[kizersuzi]

shogun won the fight, best a draw, unaminous is a joke just like u thunk is not a word. thought!!!!twatty bollocks

[sirjohnrambo]

I like Scott, but Dana is the man

[dzeaz3231]

Plz, i honestly cannot understand the Dana haters. He has brought up the best sport and its best fighters from sctatch. Scott would just gobble up names shunned from the ufc amd other promotions. Follow Dana vlog and you can see lots of people admire him.

[ottl2]

Scott>Dana

[Strawberrybridge]

"It was exactly almost a year ago..." - Ariel Helwani

[c0nfidentl0ser]

this is how its gonna play out guys ok.

UFC = major league

SF = minor league

when the fighters in SF gain enough experience and are more ready for bigger fights, they'll be moved up to the shark tank that is the UFC.

[MrAmericanBadass7]

@c0nfidentl0ser And if they fail in the majors they move back to the minors.

[123puta3]

@c0nfidentl0ser

that is actually very good. it would be even better if the ufc bought one european one asian,etc.. organisations,and then the flag organisation for those would be UFC and fighters who prove themselves there would be upgraded to ufc....it would be great,then mma would be like football,soccer,or basketball,it would be similiar to leagues with UFC being league one

[xno4]

@c0nfidentl0ser also to add to that Strikeforce will battle Bellator and hopefully win causing talent to go into strikeforce then to UFC

[EBTerriers]

@c0nfidentl0ser They already have ...Daiz just beat the piss outa BJ !

[douglasgonsalves]

sorry Scott strikeforse SUCKS and so does king mo

[MrDko9873]

women have no place in mma, neither do anyone weighing under 155

[chazpepchaz]

@MrDko9873 DICK

[JesusTittyFuck]

@MrDko9873 Jose Aldo has no place in MMA?

[harr77]

@MrDko9873 dumb ass.

[AmphibiousKitty]

@MrDko9873 Try saying that to their faces then. pussy.

[xsrg14]

@MrDko9873 haha troll

[MancoChakutec]

what is cocker gonna do after zuffa take control over strikeforce completly?

[mmatycoonDOTcom]

Only 37 "you know"s from Scott - he's toning it down :)

[jchino24]

the future of strikeforce GONE! after their deal with showtime just like Pride

[E2ekiel555]

Scott Coker is a nice guy and awesome guy!

Scott Coker like a BOSS!!!

[Pissmyran]

Dana in the background?! Scott is a genuin nice guy.

[lbthai]

Coker > Tebow

[stllwtchngvds]

I think they should keep Strikeforce going. They for sure should keep the Challengers, for the up and comers, cultivating the newer talent. Also they should keep building the Women's MMA because it is growing and becoming more interesting. And I really think starting a kickboxing league here will be successful. Now with Zuffa backing them, they can grab K 1 guys and possibly Kimbo (who will draw a lot of viewers. And there are fighters with ground disadvantages like Barry and Daley bringing fans

[Diigify]

@stllwtchngvds Great idea

[stllwtchngvds]

@Diigify And with boxing being in the state it is in, I could see many of it's fans crossing over as well.

[xGoC]

@stllwtchngvds Dana White knows that. He's a smart fucker. ;)

[stllwtchngvds]

@xGoC I agree

[juggnuttz]

@stllwtchngvds ive said since the purchase, keep SF: Challengers, keep the women there too till its viable, absorb the rest of the regular roster and champions, but make SF a tournament format. can throw everyone not a champion into any weight class tournament, winner gets a title shot and can be announced as a SF Tournament Champion from there on out. i think that would be the best outcome. still maintain great SF cards on SHO, Challengers remains the same, and possible PPV's for the Finals

[stllwtchngvds]

@juggnuttz This could the perfect opportunity to start the kickboxing. With the vacated belts, they can promote the tournament or grand prix to find the champions. They just need the right names.

[UltimateHibz]

I'm not sure how i'm gonna watch all the events, just from zuffa alone, there will be ufc, plus ufc on fox and strikeforce.

[lbthai]

Coker's lost some weight and is getting closer to shaving his head... looking more and more like a UFC man.

[backwardsmarathon1]

@lbthai LOL IRL

[flahr1]

@lbthai At least Coker doesn't look like Dr. Evil. When Dana wears that grey suit...woah!

[schwill81]

Lorzen Larkin is my favorite strike force fighter dude is fun to watch

[barrybuffnut]

Ariel, what is thunk it? Try thought it!

[MmaSmarty87]

Tremendous Roster?????...all his big ppv fighters are gone!!! (missing the strikeforce of 2010, rember those days?) strikeforce owned the ufc last year!!

[samwrestle]

@MmaSmarty87 5 or less big name fighters transferred to UFC....how do 5 fighters make Strikeforce "own" anything. A roster full of talent vs. 5 guys holding the promotion together doesn't seem like a fight Strikeforce even had a chance in...let alone winning.

[Stoogemeister420]

3:13 bitch limping 

[drsta84]

@Stoogemeister420 Hey I know that chick!! Her name is... Eileen.

[eaglezfan2093]

Coker seems like a genuinely great guy

[nukmuay619]

Coker is losing weight and hair....STRESSS...the strikefore time-out clock is counting down.

[wheresmyrematch]

Coker sold out.

[edgehead192]

I hope Strikeforce does stick around as a minor league for UFC. UFC fighters on their way out can be relegated there while up and coming fighters can get their shot there and try work their way up to the UFC.

[AdamR702]

Strikeforce is going to be a amazing "minor league" system for UFC and Coker is the man, I am glad he is with Zuffa

[mmaandrew13]

*what scott coker thought when asked about the future of strikeforce* ufc will buy us for a lot of money and i will retire and be living nice

[MMAxtreme5]

Dan does have cardio issues, but he caught a bug that sapped alot of his energy. He was on IV fluids a week before the fight. But nonetheless that was probably the best fight in MMA and congrats to both Hendo and Shogun for putting a performance of their careers

[unab84]

Strikeforce will build fighters and the UFC will pick them up as soon as they become popular..

This guy is not in a really nice spot.

[sefrzan]

3:15 limping whore passin by

[djopulence]

Coker stay shiny.

[cujo905]

Anyone knocking Hendos or Shoguns cardio don't understand the fight game. It takes so much energy to recover when your rocked by a punch or 2 and both of these guys were dazzed. Plus the tempo of this fight was crazy, on the ground and standing....Very rare to see this kind of fight at 205 for 5 rounds.

[justthebestgolfer]

@cujo905 My thoughts exactly..lol.Cant understand people that say shit about Rua&Hendos cardio.Both guys were trying2finish the fight byKTFO each other.They wanted the fight2stop early especially Dan.Why were they surprised Dan was gassing..lol?He was hitting Rua with all his power..lol.If people Rgoin talk shit about Ruas cardio in this fight its complete BS.Cause Rua was trying2finish the fight in the last rd with GNP&chokes.Rua even took Dan down in the2nd&later rds.He even stuffed DansTDs.

[cujo905]

@justthebestgolfer Yeah man, you made alot of good points....IMO despite the close decision loss. I have never been more impressed with Shogun, Ive liked him since Pride but to take those bombs from Hendo and somehow come back dominating was insane. Not only do you need heart to do that but you need to be in great condition. Yeah some fans dont look at all the reasons why someone gets tired, just because you're gassed doesn't always mean you're not in great shape, depends how the fight goes.

[Machinehead18]

Hendo is fucked he is either gonna fight Jon Jones or Anderson Silva bad for him if you ask me! If i were Hendo i wold take a shot a Anderson just so maybe, just maybe he will defeat the greatest fighter on the planet!

[im2PacsFather]

Scott Coker OWNS THE UFC

[toad33332]

@im2PacsFather no he dont

[sdeevG]

@im2PacsFather

haha what you doing here man!

[im2PacsFather]

@sdeevG same old things , whats been up with ?

[jawkster]

@im2PacsFather hahaha ok.

[AlcoholicSemenStain]

@im2PacsFather in the same way I own your mother?

[im2PacsFather]

he lost some weight

[Snitzky666]

Scott DOPER

[someperson111]

Coker is definitely classy but you can just tell he is probably steaming at how things are going on the inside.

Hopefully Scott gets a pretty important job when Strikeforce folds.

[801TheOutlaw801]

Scott Coker seems so chill

[vtacamdaman20]

coker is a moron he barley knows anything about MMA hes just all about money i doubt hes even a fan like Dana

[Amazingred1990]

Eventually when Strikeforce does get folded into the UFC I hope Scott gets a nice high up job somewhere in the whole system. I'd like to see Strikefoce stick around and keep Women's MMA around and maybe some more tournaments.

[xT0xicAvengerx]

Scott is a stand up guy. i hope he stays with the ufc after the strikeforce deal is done with shotime. he doesn't suck at what he does, and should still be a behind the scenes guy 100%. thumbs up if you agree.

[edgehead411]

I feel bad for Coker, he tried so hard to compete with the UFC and became a very solid promoter/promotion in the process.

Kudos to Scott

[Tommy9834]

@edgehead411 SF as a promotion was defiantly solid and the reason for their current state is defiantly not due to a sub par promotion, just bad financial decisions. Had they not made those, they would have defiantly been a solid competitor to the Zuffa Empire.

[someperson111]

@Tommy9834 It's spelled "definitely" bro. I am not trying to be grammar police or make fun of you. Just want to give ya that quick tip just in case you use it in a letter or something.

[spklphie]

thunk it...thunk it...thunk it...

[thezehandz]

If the UFC was smart they would split their rosters evenly (Talent wise) with Strikeforce and put on shows throughout the year and at the end have a Champion VS Champion event. That would be sick!!!!

[Wenutz]

@thezehandz that's kind of a dumb idea...

[Tommy9834]

@thezehandz Or they can just take the all of SF's top talent and have all the dream match ups in the UFC, which is what they're doing now.

[thezehandz]

@Tommy9834 You can build names of the people during the year and have great fights at the end of the year. UFC's talent is way better than Strikeforce and even with the names from Strikeforce have really done nothing except Dan Henderson in the UFC. It could be like the NFL's AFC and NFC Conferences. Plus, you give other people chances to be champion.

[Tommy9834]

@thezehandz No we give other people the illusion that they're champions. Just having a belt don't really mean much. You got to have beaten top level competition to reach that belt. Then the belt if worth something. You said it yourself, UFC's talent is better the SF's. I rather be a top tier fighter in the UFC, who's not a champ, then be a champ of the SF organization.

[Turbochargesi]

Scott Coker, you sir, are a nice guy =)

[Tommy9834]

I'm sorry to say this, but SF is destined to fail. A monopoly-like situation is inevitable in MMA, if they want to avoid ending up like boxing.

Fighters are competitive and want to prove that they are the best, and they can only do this by coming together under one organization and fighting each other. Because of this, the only way SF can exist is if they had weight classes that the UFC don't have, but that's not the case so eventually, they will lose all their big name fighters to the UFC.

[MJHOOKEDONMMA]

if dana shuts down strikeforce he better have a sweet job in the ufc lined up for scott coker cause that man is legit

[MrBluerizlas]

Dan's great and an amazing fight, but he'll defo need a big improvement in cardio for J.Jones.

[nikolasramsay]

@MrBluerizlas no he wont.....cause Jon Jones will crumble as soon as he eats an H-Bomb

[Tommy9834]

@nikolasramsay You mean IF he eats one. Yea you can have all the power in the world, but none of it counts for much if you can never land that power, and it's not easy when your fighting a guy who knows how to avoid getting hit and can hit you from the other side of the cage. And not to mention, as the rounds go on, and the more Hendo fails to land that H-Bomb, the less powerful it becomes.

[justthebestgolfer]

@MrBluerizlas Dude if Dan was trying to Knock Shoguns head off with all his power from every single punch he threw of course the dude was goin gass&get tired..lol???Did U even watch the fight???All the grappling&TDD&striking is goin tire U out.Dan was going4the finish&wasted all his energy in the 1st 2 rds..lol.So of course hes gonna tire.He just has2conserve his energy4all 5 rds&pick his shots.The guys41 yrs old&still can go 5 rds.U obviously havent trained in MMA dude..lol

[Tommy9834]

@justthebestgolfer The miracles of TRT

[MmaSmarty87]

@MrBluerizlas Jone's will need 2 improve his chin...deffo...we havent seen it I KNOW..just stating the facts

[samwrestle]

@MmaSmarty87 How do you improve something if you don't know if it's bad to begin with? What if his chin is the best in MMA? Good try though...

[MrBluerizlas]

I agree man. It would be a massive test.

[jawayetti]

@MrBluerizlas Dan's always had cardio issues and, at 41, I don't think they're going away. :(

[Metallica09Tapout]

@MrBluerizlas Your right , but i think shogun's cardio took him for suprise, i thouhgt hendo would hav had the advantage in the cardio

[ihatebobsaget1989]

scott coker is the nicest guy involved in mma.

[xSTONEYx187x]

Scott Coker seems like a cool guy, I'm sure Zuffa will keep StrikeForce intact. The roster they have over there is pretty good, "BigFoot", Mousasi, Melendez, although it looks like he's on his way to the UFC, Daniel Cormier, King Mo, etc etc I just wish they would air it in Europe!

[Tommy9834]

@xSTONEYx187x Well the problem with SF is, they may have a good roster, but they keep giving them up to the UFC. It's inevitable that SF will lose all their big names. (Cept their women fighters), cause UFC is the big stage and they have a lot of big names and the big names of SF will want to fight those big names and move to the UFC. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the business of MMA, they're destined to fail.

[AidanOKeefe]

Please, Joe Silva make the rematch

[cuishi14]

Great night of fights. Cant wait for another 25 years of greatness

[carven2004eca]

@cuishi14 25 years?

[cuishi14]

@carven2004eca yes, imagine what the UFC or MMA will be like in 25 years with camps and shows all over the world. its still illegal in most of the US

[Tommy9834]

@cuishi14 It's only illegal in like 4 states. Hard to say that's "Most of US"

[Sendu108]

Coker stay classy

[c2conditioning]

@Sendu108 Coker looks like her lost alot of weight, got a tan and looks very healthy. Great!

[katodmx007]

shogun vs hendo was epic. reminded me alot of the old days, pride, early ufc etc.

also first view and post.