Scott Coker Pre-Fight Strikeforce Interview

[LenchMob97]

fuck women fighting

[fightingforpride]

i like strikeforce they are not so greedy as ufc predident Dana White

[93msheen]

signboy wht the fuck have u been smoking mousasi cant beat all those fighters u stupid ass strikeforce fanboy

good heavyweight division hahahahahhahaha

overeem hasnt fought in years in the us keep dreaming coker

werdum hes ufc left overs after getting knocked the fuck out

[MasterShredder86]

@93msheen ufc sucks balls compared to sf boys

[rayj778]

yeah rogers hit fedor, but fedor just kept coming like a machine.

[audisport]

who are the new signings?

[RoyalRook]

Probably Josh Barnett, Hendo, Aoki, and a mystery, lol.

[audisport]

I hope not josh barnett. That guys too risky with all the roid use. And he mentioned 2 heavyweight signing.

[team9champ]

strikeforce haves the best hws in the world people. fedor is the best and overeem is a top3 fighter. these 2 guys will beat the crap out of any ufc hw fighter in a single night. Nogueira is the most respectable guy from ufc hw division. In rest all of them are bums. Overeem or Barnett would kill ufc.

[spaniardmale77]

In a parallel reality maybe.

Fedor is arguably the best(but he has refused fight top contenders in last few years like Couture or Lesnar now.

Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Nogueira, Junior dos Santos(beat cro cop), Cain Velasquez(fighting Nog),Shane Carwin are top ranked UFC fighters bc they fight top contenders regularly. Josh Barnett is good when on steroids(he killed Affliction that way. Overeem is not ranked in top 10 rankings and refuses fight in the the usa...steroids maybe?

[RoyalRook]

Couture and Lesnar are not top contenders, couture is done, and lesnar only has a record of 4-1, the true contenders are Overeem, Barnett, Werdum, and maybe Nog.

[spaniardmale77]

I said in last few years. 3 years ago Couture was the top hw contender and it was the same BS. Fedor did not fight him. Josh Barnett was strip of his win against Couture for Steroids so he does not count really. And Barnett just got caught again Stereoid up, which is why he ruined Afflction and could not fight Fedor. He was better challenger to Fedor than Sylvia, or Arlowski which were not the top contenders when Fedor fough them. Overeem is not even ranked in top 10 hw rankings. Thats a fact.

[spaniardmale77]

Whatever Brock Lesnar's record, he is the top contender for his strength and speed and wins. Nog is big challenge to Fedor again, but they are not fighting are they? And fighters like Frank Mir(beat Nog), Shane Carwin(undefeated and facing Lesnar), Junior dos Santos(killed Werdum, then beat cro cop and now facing Gonzaga(killed cro cop), or Cain Velasquez(beat Kongo, facing Nog) are all top 10 ranked HW's bc they have almost no losses, and have beaten big names on regular basis.

[spaniardmale77]

And Lesnar beat Heath Herring, Couture, Mir, and others right away when he started in the ufc. He is all american wrestler also and ncaa HW division champion. He is top contender bc of his ncaa division pedigree and because they threw big names at him right away when he came into the ufc. No easy fights or huge underdogs like Brett Rogers who I like. Thats why he is ranked as top contender. And he is facing Shane Carwin who is better challenge to fedor also.

[jetliigor]

and Lesnar lost to Mir right away when he started in UFC. Yea you only mentioned how he beats mir but you don't mention him losing.

[jetliigor]

Frank beating nog today is not the same as Fedor fighting Nog in his prime. If you fight Muhammed Ali today you can even beat him, why don't you fight him in his prime and see how different the fight would come out.

[spaniardmale77]

Barnett steroid robot. Werdum got let go from the ufc when Junior dos santos(who is a prodigy of Nogueira) destroyed him in 1 minute. Overeem who is not even ranked in top 10 HW rankings and people say does not fight in the usa bc of steroids. These are the top contenders worthy of the great Fedor? I say fuck a duck no way in hell.

[RoyalRook]

I am sorry I was too busy watching StrikeForce on CBS. You were saying something?

[spaniardmale77]

It was a good fight, but if u think that fedor dominate u are crazy. A one dimension fighter with no submissions & not top contender destroyed him the first Round. If Brett Roger's Cardio and conditioning was not such a joke he would not have dropped hands in second round. Fedor was calm and won, but he got a saved in that fight, not a resounding win. Lesnar is stronger than Rogers, has good wrestling, and better conditioned. Who is next for Fedor served on silver platter? Werdum, Overeem,lol?

[jetliigor]

Lesnar is not in Fedor's league, like brett roger's he'd lose. Fedor went in fights where he got hurt where the fights were 2 sided, he still wins. It doesn't matter if fedor gets hit once or twice, the fact of the matter is he won and he won smart. He took advantage of Brett not covering up. If you fought someone and you saw an opening to knock them out you'd take it too.

[tupacIzAlive33]

ur a fucking dumbass, nobody thinkgs werdum would beat fedor, but allistar overeem is looking more unbeatable today then ever, I WOULD LOVE to see lesnar go to K-1 and beat the worlds best strikers like overeem did, and at the same time cross over in mma and be so succesful, overeem is a much more dangerous opponent for fedor then lesnar, ok wuts ur point lesnars wrestling is better then rogers, but rogers has way better striking

[kallador1]

why does it have to be Strikeforce V UFC? its the same product. Just enjoy, the best fighters will eventually fight, money dictates it.

[signboyy]

scott coker has the best heavyweight(fedor)

and arguably the best light heavyweight

(mousasi)

and arguably the best middleweight

(hendo-if he signs him)

soon strikeforce>ufc

[spaniardmale77]

He has only the best heavyweight arguably.

HW-ufc has 7 of top 10. Many not in their prime yet either like Carwin, Velasquez, Junior, Brock.

LHW-ufc has top 6 and 9 out of top 10

MW-ufc has top 2 with Anderson Silva, ate Marquardt & 7 of top 10 since now way Henderson will sign with strikeforce.

W-ufc has top everyone

As for pound for pound rankings, ufc has 9 out of top 10.

And all these ufc fighters fight top ranked competitors regularly and not easy pickings fights.

[signboyy]

the point is having the best fighter for each class is better than having several top 10 fighters for each class.

[spaniardmale77]

Well, then UFC has the best fighters in every class(but arguably one) and more than several of the top 10 fighters in each class. The only argument is for heavyweight. I like Fedor very much so at the most strikeforce only has arguably top heavyweight. But he will not fight cream of the crop well rounded contenders regularly where he is at, and definitely not bigger challenges to him such as Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin. Even Minotauro would be big challenge again.

[spaniardmale77]

And whats the point of having a supposedly great heavyweight if u dont have top skilled competition to give him regularly. And I mean throw the cream of the crop at him regularly? In the UFC many of the heavyweights that were the kings of Pride now fight top heavyweights and skilled well rounded contenders regularly. No easy fights for them that dumb casual mma fans think is great. Same for Mousasi who is good. Who is he going fight that is great regularly?

[signboyy]

overeem isnt a top 10 hw?

mma fighters will gravitate toward the promotion which has the #1 mma fighter in each weight class.

ufc focuses and quantity and strikeforce is focusing on quality.

ufc has 32 new tuf fighters added every year. they have so many fighters that if a fighter loses 2 fights he is let go. then strikeforce can scoop up the good ones after the ufc has spent all the money to hype and market them.

coker is clever.

[spaniardmale77]

Overeem is not top 10 hw. Probably in top 15, and he will not challenge good hw in the usa and has many steroid accusations bc of it. Only top challenge to Fedor at strikeforce is steroid 3x caught cheat Josh Barnett who could not beat Randy Couture cleanly(was strip of the win), or cro cop, or minotauro.

Most analyst, fighers, rankings say ufc has best mma fighers in every class by far(except arguably one).

[signboyy]

if overeem is not the top 10 heavyweight then does he hold the strikeforce belt?

overeem is definately a top ten hw.

crocop is not even a top 20 hw.

rankings are subjective.

the point is strikeforce now has the best mma hw, possibly the best mma lhw and if they sign hendo possibly the best mma middleweight.

the best promotion is the one which has the #1 mma fighter in each weight class.

[spaniardmale77]

I agree with Heayweight possibly. Fedor is possibly number 1. I like him, His win was good. But its too bad he has not fought the top contenders at the time in years to show and say if he truly is without a doubt number 1. They don't have best mma lhw. That is a fact. UFC fightersMachida, Shogun Rua, Rampage, Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva, are higher ranked.But Mousasi is good. Anderson Silva is the top #1 ranked middleweight. Not Henderson. who is ranked 3rd.

[signboyy]

fedor is definately #1.

mousasi could beat machida, shogun, rampage, evans and thiago silva.

i believe hendo would beat silva in a rematch.

rankings are like *ssholes, everyone has one.

[spaniardmale77]

Then why u do rank fedor as #1 if they dont mean anything. I agree, Fedor could be #1. I like him. If mousasi could beat machida, shogun, rampage, evans, thiago, why did he not go to fight them then? I dont think he could beat all of those fighters. He could give many of them a good fight, but he could not beat them all. Mousasi is ranked where he is bc he does not fight top fighters like that regularly yet.

Silva rear naked choked hendo and beat him resoundingly.

[tupacIzAlive33]

whyd oes moussasi have to GO and fight all the ufc fightesr, why cant all the fighters just fuckin fight regardless or organization

[signboyy]

my point is ranking is subjective especially if fighters havent fought each other. for example fedor vs lesnar.

mousasi is part of m-1 global and i think there are contractual obstacles to him fighting for the ufc. or maybe he has a cut of m-1 global like fedor does.

i do think mousasi can beat all of those fighters.

you need to stop accepting rankings as gospel. they are opinions. and if fighters have not fought each other it is impossible to rank them with certainty.

[signboyy]

silva lost the first round to henderson though and rematches do no always end the same as the first matches. for example couture beat liddell the first time then lost the second time.

[tupacIzAlive33]

rankings dont mean anything everybody has their own person favorites, for example i personally think gegard moussasi would kick anderson silvas ass

[spaniardmale77]

I think moussasi would give Anderson a good fight. I agree he is good. But he has nobody good to fight at strikeforce. Anderson Silva is ranked better than him bc he has fough many tough competitors impressively & regularly. And there is personal faves, but rankings are determined on who u have defeated, how, etc. So if u beat somebody like Anderson Silva, it is more impressive than beating somebody like Stephan Bonnar for eg. Anderson is ranked higher bc he has fought more top fighters

[spaniardmale77]

A fighter is let go if he looses 2 fights in a row badly without showing any heart or taking it to the limit. Or when they loose without showing anything interesting. They can work themselves back into the ufc also. Some have. That ensures top fighters, top fights at most times.

Coker is good promoter, but he does not have the top fighters. Strikeforce has a few good fighters only. And they will not be challenged by top competition regularly. Strikeforce is good though.

[signboyy]

coker only needs the #1 in each weight class.

people would rather see a #1 mma fighter demolish fighters(strikeforce) rather than see #2 fighters fight each other.(ufc)

[signboyy]

scott coker is a chessmaster. he is really giving dana white a run for his money.

[lightweightgp]

Scott Coker's gonna shoot some big moves in the coming weeks. Dude's on top of his game. Hope tomorrow night goes well.

[akaFIVEDOLLA]

say what u want about the ufc, but with out them MMA would not be were it is today. Did strikeforce or elite xc get MMA sanctioned in all the states NO. It was the UFC that has paved the way for all the other organization. Im not a ufc nuthugger but i call it like it is.

[spaniardmale77]

I know. People say they love mma and fights, and then get all panties in a bunch over Dana or the ufc that has made it a popular sport growing around the world and regular good fights in different organizations for us fans to enjoy.If it was not for the ufc, we would not have mma fights that look like sports now instead of circus shows or fake wrestling.

[gferr79]

He should try doing some cardio, every time I see him doing an interview he is sweating.

[Newfie4646]

i wont watch it lol

[RegularDon]

So when's Coker gonna start doing his Pride-style Grand Prix tournaments like he said he would a few months ago? He could get some new talent that way, and tournaments are a good way to keep stable viewers for a few events.

[zygomatic]

Thanks for bringin' it Ariel. The most respected head in MMA news reporting.. Don't let it get to your head, :P..

Coker, doesn't have to be like Dana.. :-)

[gothamjediknight]

Lets start to mix some 'fucks' in there, babe

[Mojo1982]

Coker is a breath of fresh air, the complete opposite of the vulgar, brash and infantile Dana White.

[Newfie4646]

fuck you

[py2o3434]

youre also trash

[spaniardmale77]

Dana White is the reason MMA is where it is and growing around the world. Without him it would have stayed where it was 10-15 years ago. With out of shape bouncers or freak shows. It has evolved as a sport bc of the success of the ufc. Say what u want, but even strikeforce is where it is bc of success of the ufc thanks to dana and the lorenzo brothers.

[team9champ]

watch your mouth cunt from now on because you talk only shit. diana white is the reason why mma is not respected in the world. This guy was lucky he got president on a mma promotion, he did nothing special, he had just luck, and he promotes a organisation which is based on former pride fighters. without the pride fighters this ufc was dead dead. the first guy who will fire this fag, that man will be the hero of mma and will let mma to be a real sport and respected in the world.

[spaniardmale77]

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering padawan. MMA is where its at as a sport b/c of the ufc. Now u have respected sponsors like gatorade, coors light, under armor, and others coming on board b/c of the respect mma has gotten specifically bc of the ufc. The ufc imposed weight classes, safety rules, drug test, commission sanctioned, so it would be accepted as a sport and now its gaining popularity.

[spaniardmale77]

And when Dana and the lorenzo brothers took over the ufc it was a looser organization and now its a great strong growing business because of the work they have put in for about 10 years. Actually some pride fighers came to the UFC when the UFC bought Pride, and they came over happily bc the ufc is more stable than pride. Actually the ufc exploded first on the backs of fighters like Randy Couture, Tito, Chuck, matth hughes, that are mainly ufc fighters.

[spaniardmale77]

Actually Pride was great, but it would have stayed mainly just popular in japan and die hard fans bc they did not care about making it a world sport. Thats why you had a lot of freak shows in pride which were entertaining, but not really sports oriented as it is now. And people like to hate on dana, but the reason we can enjoy many fighters and great fights now its b/c of the popularity of mma thanks to the ufc. Fedor is making cash now in strikeforce bc mma is more popular.

[gerson1m]

they are in it only 4 the money they dont love the sport fools

[spaniardmale77]

And so you know, the ufc is more respected than any of those other organizations. A lot of the others have failed or gone under.When Pride was not own by the ufc, it was said to have had connections with japanese mafias, an also did not care about rampant steroids abuse. Sponsors like stable well run organizations and thats why big mainstream sponsors are finally coming on board to mma bc of the ufc. And the ufc is the one going around the world educating mainstream on mma as a real sport.

[team9champ]

hello dana whites bitch! how is to suck dana whites anus every night? you know you like to taste his shit all the time. You defend ufc with all sorts of hilarious reasons right there. (gatorade,cheeseburger?) LMAO. what type of sponsors you want to see live on tv, stupid mrs."dana whites bitch". Listen here, glad that you remember about "the best fighters" , tito chuck,randy. UFC IS EXACTLY LIKE THEM. Overrated and weak. Those 3 are the most overrated fighters from the world and so is ufc.

[spaniardmale77]

Well, good sponsors and more mainstream will make mma bigger and let all fighters make more money in future. At the time those were some of the best fighters and they made the ufc explode. Now u got better fighters as the sport has evolved(many fought in Pride). BTW Randy was just in a battle with the great Minotauro(former pride fighter now ufc figher). U said ufc is great bc of pride fighters and now u saying ufc is overrated? Which is it? Since Pride now belongs to the UFC?

[CHUCKYCASPER]

check that cheesy ass smug look on cokers face lmfao

[handlas1]

he seemed like a nice guy to me....

[handlas1]

couple of signing next week. Can't wait. Cross fingers for Henderson.

[Neogetter02]

@handlas1 i think it is =(

[handlas1]

turn that frown upside down. I mean, what fights haven't we already seen from Henderson in the UFC? He wants to fight Silva again....we have already seen that. Then Dana White screws him over by saying he gets a rematch and then takes it away from him. Dan is under appreciated. He should test the waters in Strikeforce and Dream.

I agree it has some potential to happen considering Dana White himself said he saw Dan's manager meeting with Strikeforce at a restaurant.

[spaniardmale77]

He is not. Henderson knows his legacy will be going for the title again in ufc. He could had another shot, but he already had one against silva and got killed, so did Nate. Thats why they are not going to give him easy shot if an impressive fan popular contender like Vitor belfort shows prospect to beat Silva.He needs 1 more win to get another shot. Nate also had his title shot and lost. He could get next shot. Both should fight each other for true contender. Nate would risk it. Henderson maybe.

[handlas1]

i can bet you...Monday....Coker announces they signed Henderson. Too many signs point in that direction.

Dana White- "We are done negotiating with Henderson", "I guareentee 1000% Henderson signed with Strikeforce".

Scott Coker met with Henderson's manager. Just wait and watch. It isn't the end of the world if MMA has another great organization for fighters. Dream's event a couple of weeks ago was awesome. There is plenty of room for Strikeforce with the amount of fighters out there.

[TheRicharBurke]

You have a point but If UFC could't/wouldn't pay Hendo the amount he wanted there is no way Strikeforce can do it. He'll retire in the UFC I guarantee it.

[spaniardmale77]

They might be stupid enough to do it, same way they were stupid to co promote with M1. M1 and bad business practices sunked many of the other organizations. To show u M1 helped milked dumbass Affliction and is now suing them after helping sink them. Henderson wants ufc title and legacy. If he has to, he will take less money in the ufc. He wants champ money when he is not a champ in the ufc. He is great and I think he will re sign with the ufc for he is a warrior who wants fight the best.

[akbar187]

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