Scott Coker Talks With Fighters Only About What's Happening With Middleweight Champ Jake Shields:
"Jake is our champion and a great Jiu-Jitsu stylist. We are still in a period of negotiations with him, so we’ll see. We inherited Jake’s EliteXC contract last year and we have to find an agreement that works for both sides. I think it is clear, though, that no single fighter makes or breaks our roster in any weight division.
"Strikeforce has a great track record of seeking and acquiring the fighters we want to compete in our organization. It’s important not to forget that the No. 1 male and No. 1 female MMA fighters on the planet fight for Strikeforce."
about 2 years ago
Kelvin Hunt
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To be honest, it is good to hear him boast a little. Of course I don’t agree with him on the #1 male part but you have to represent your company and tell people to believe in your product.
Dana White makes crazy claims non-stop, so why not Coker?
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
by VeeisAnimated on May 20, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't take it as boasting
I took it as him saying…we basically going to lose Jake Shields to the UFC….but remember…we have Fedor and Cyborg….
If the UFC did women’s MMA….SF wouldn’t even have Cyborg…she stated a while back she would like to fight in the UFC.
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He’s indicating plural with “MMA fighters.”
Yeah Fedor is the top dog, although many would argue that he needs to face better competition more often.
Off-topic Side bar note:
Compare the recent activity of top HW fighters
Lesnar = 3 fights in ’08, 1 fight in ’09
Carwin = 2 in ’08, 1 in ’09, 1 in ’10
Velasquez = 2 in ’08, 3 in ’09, 1 in ’10
Dos Santos = 2 in ’08, 2 in ’09, 2 in ’10
Fedor = 1 in ’08, 2 in ’09
- Velasquez and Dos Santos have 6 total fights.
- Lesnar and Carwin have the same amount in 4 fights.
- Well Fedor did have 5 fights back ’04 and 3 in ’05, after that 2 or 1 a year
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
by VeeisAnimated on May 20, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
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