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UFC Strikeforce Merger: FTC Closes Probe Of Zuffa
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has posted notice on its web site today stating that its Bureau of Competition has closed its investigation of the UFC's acquisition of Strikeforce. Technically the FTC was investigating the purchase of Explosion Entertainment, LLC for $34 million by the UFC's...
Strikeforce Showtime contract makes sense but the good comes with the bad
Just yesterday (Thurs., Dec. 15, 2011), UFC President Dana White, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and Showtime Executive Vice President and General Manager Stephen Espinoza held a conference call to announce that a new deal has been reached between Strikeforce and Showtime to continue their...
Scott Coker on Strikeforce future: Nothing is signed yet but I'm optimistic
Just this past weekend, UFC President Dana White came right out and said Strikeforce, the promotion Zuffa bought back in March and mined for a lot of its top talent over the following months, will live on and its remaining roster of fighters will be staying put. Scott Coker, the CEO and General...
Scott Coker: 'Zuffa is committed to continuing Strikeforce'
When Jason Miller became the first fighter to make the jump from Strikeforce to UFC after the Zuffa buyout back in March, it was explained away by the fact that "Mayhem's" contract had already run out and he simply went where the money was. But as time went on, moves were made in a far more obvious...
UPDATED: UFC's Dana White Offers Details on Release of Golden Glory Fighters
Yesterday, we reported on the surprising release of Marloes Coenen, Valentijn Overeem, and Jon Olav Einemo. The three Golden Glory fighters were all released from their Strikeforce/UFC contracts just days after high profile Golden Glory fighter Alistair Overeem was let go by Strikeforce. Details...
Scott Coker: Recent Strikeforce cuts were done 'in fairness to the athletes'
Because there are only so many spots on a televised fight card to go around -- and they have to be saved for people who win. That's according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who recently told The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo that Valentijn Overeem and Marloes Coenen were released from the...
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker Wants Fedor Emelianenko Back
Fedor Emelianenko signed with Strikeforce in 2009. Excuse me, M-1 Global and Strikeforce struck a co-promotional deal with Strikeforce's broadcast partners Showtime Sports and CBS in late 2009. At the time it was a bold, aggressive challenge to the UFC's dominance of the sport. An alliance of...
More Details on Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson
Saturday we posted on Scott Coker's press availability in which he confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will face Dan Henderson at a Strikeforce event to be aired on Showtime on July 30 from the Sears Center near Chicago, Illinois. During that press avail, Coker said that the Fedor vs Henderson bout...
The Week in Quotes: April 24th - 30th
BODOG LINE: GEORGES ST. PIERRE -5000 TO DEFEAT OSAMA BIN LADEN BY DECISION "He's never faced a real top jiu-jitsu guy and I plan on showing people that he does have weaknesses." - Jake Shields, on UFC 129 opponent and welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. When his takedowns failed, Shields...
UFC's Dana White Talks Competition
Two things are vastly different in the MMA world than they were just a few months ago. The seeming collapse of both of Japan's major fight promoters -- FEG (K-1 and Dream) and WVR (Sengoku) -- means that no major MMA events have been scheduled thus far this year in Japan. Secondly, Zuffa LLC, the...
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