Scott Coker was on Tapout Radio and talked all things in regards to Fedor Emelianenko signing with Strikeforce. Below are some of the highlights in which Scott Coker hit on:
-3 fight deal over the next year...starts in the fall sometime...no idea who Fedor will fight next
-He will not be fighting for the Strikeforce title in the first fight. They want to possibly build up a fight with Strikeforce HW champion Alistair Overeem. They could possibly put Overeem and Fedor on the same card(not fighting one another) to try and build that fight up possibly
-They still want to support Overeem even though he hasn't defended his Strikeforce title in 2 years
-Strikeforce will try to make Fedor fight quality opponents each fight
-It's possible that Strikeforce vs. Dream event or could hold a show in Russia, Japan, Korea, and other places with co-promotion
-Fedor Emelianenko is a global superstar
-The possibilities are endless with the rosters between Strikeforce, M-1, and DREAM
-Gegard Mousasi vs. Babalu will happen and it will not be an issue...there are a lot of rumors flying around
-Gegard Mousasi and Strikeforce have a 3 fight contract
-Cung Le should be fighting before the end of the year(2009). There will be interim belt in Le's absence involving Jake Shields against TBA. The winner will fight Cung Le.
-Coker doesn't think that the relationship with Zuffa will change because of signing Fedor
-Coker choose not to respond to Dana White's quote about Fedor being a "expletive" and fighting nobodies for no money
-Coker gives the UFC credit for keeping the sport alive
-Coker is open to co-promoting with the UFC, but realizes that it's not the Zuffa business model...so it's a long shot.
-Paul Buentello is in the mix to fight for Strikeforce? He didn't give a clear answer about Buentello.
-Will see a mixture of both Strikeforce fighters fighting for DREAM and vice versa.
-Relationship with M-1 is akin to a boxing relationship in regards to the co-promotion.
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