Dana White & Scott Coker on New Strikeforce Deal with Showtime (complete & unedited)
- Posted by dangerboy on Dec 15, 2011
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MMA H.E.A.T. brings you the complete, unedited Showtime Sports & Strikeforce conference call with UFC President Dana White, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and Showtime Sports EVP / General Manager Stephen Espinoza. Showtime and Strikeforce have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMA events on Showtime. Under the new agreement, Showtime will produce and televise up to eight live events. Strikeforce athletes such as lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, women's featherweight champion Cris "Cyborg" Santos, women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and other world-class MMA fighters will continue to compete for the organization on Showtime.
The new deal kicks off during the network's Free Preview Weekend, Saturday, Jan. 7, as champion Rockhold defends the Strikeforce 185-pound title against dangerous veteran Keith Jardine at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Notable