Scott Coker Named President, Bellator MMA (LIVE 6pm ET / 3pm PT)
- Posted by uber on Jun 19, 2014
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Founder/Chairman/CEO Bjorn Rebney and President/COO Tim Danaher have left Bellator MMA, effective immediately. MMA H.E.A.T. brings you today's complete and unedited conference call, introducing veteran combat sports promoter Scott Coker as the new President of Bellator MMA. The announcement was made earlier today by Kevin Kay, Spike TV President, to whom Coker will report. In his new position, Coker, will oversee the day-to-day management of the emerging mixed martial arts franchise. Coker was Founder and former CEO of Strikeforce, which began in 1985 as a kickboxing league and developed into an MMA league in 2006. "We are excited to have Scott Coker lead us in a new direction as we evolve the league format from a tournament-based organization to a more traditional model with big fights," said KayBe sure to visit http://www.MMAHEAT.com for more interviews and Boxing and MMA content.Nós falamos Português!* We're on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAHEAT* Follow MMAHEAT