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" I'm not thinking of any other leagues. I'm really not. I'm thinking of what can I do to move Bellator forward. I'm thinking of what we need to fix, what fighters we should sign, where we can expand internationally. "

Scott Coker

Move

Forward

Thinking

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Television

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Scott Coker

Japan

Arts

" We want Bellator to be a destination for not only the top-tier fighters in the sport, but the first-choice destination for fans to see the most entertaining fights in the sport. "

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" As a martial arts promoter and as a fan of martial arts, you go, 'What would happen if this guy fought this guy?' "

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" My background in promoting martial arts started in 1985 when we were doing PK Karate, which was on ESPN. Fast forward to when mixed martial arts became legal in California. I made the jump to MMA and never looked back. "

" We're not going to do monthly pay-per-view just to do pay-per-views. We're going to build up to big fights more like the boxing model, and when the time is right, we'll do the big, big fights. "

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Right

Time

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See

Fight

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" MMA fans should thank Spike TV for their commitment to the sport. "

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Fans

Thank

" When I was a kid, there were probably 100 schools in the Bay Area that just did martial arts. "

" I think boxing is on the rise because of what Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor did. I think they captured the time and made boxing cool again. "

" I thought, 'If I can create a business to promote martial arts, that'd sure be a lot of fun.' "

" I'm excited to see Jake Hager debut for Bellator in 2018. When I heard he was seriously interested in competing in MMA, and when you look at what he did at the collegiate level, I was very interested in having him on our roster. "