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" 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. "

Scott Coker

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" One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport. "

" 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. "

" Martial arts is something I studied since I was 6 years old. "

" 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. "

" The welterweight division has really emerged as one of our most exciting weight classes. "

" You can only control your own destiny. "

" I worked for a Japanese company called K1 for a while. "

" I love big events. It reminds me of the old days, when I knew everyone on the fight card, and it wasn't just one fight. "

Scott Coker

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" 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. "

" In Strikeforce, we're committed to putting on the best fights that we can. "

" MMA has evolved. When you look at an MMA fighter's skill set, boxing has to be a big piece of it. All of them have a boxing coach now and strive to have a good stand-up game, knowing that to be a complete fighter, you have to tend to your striking skills. "

" Sometimes the fighter or an athlete feels they're valued a certain price, and sometimes we don't feel that way. "

" Our sport has great fighters and great fans. And the fans really get to connect to those fighters. "

" It's not every day you are able to sign a top-10 athlete, let alone two in the same week. "

" I've taught martial arts to many children, from 5 years old and up - there's character development, there's respect, discipline, perseverance. "

" I think I'm going to be a juggler when I retire from the promotion business one day. "

" When you think about martial arts here in the states, kickboxing was here in the '70s, and it kind of ran its course. But I always felt there was a place in combat sports for kickboxing. "

" When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete. "

" A lot of fighters want that freedom to have their own sponsorships. When you think about it, how do you make independent contractors wear a uniform? That just seems strange to me. "

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" When I think about the skill level of Andrey Koreshkov, he is at the top of his game and at an elite level. "

" I buy the UFC pay-per-views that are on OnDemand, DirectTV, and DISH. As far as quality, come on. These are the best heavyweights in the world. I think everybody knows that. "

" Bellator has the best welterweight fighters in the world. "

" Tournaments, traditionally, are kind of the way martial arts contests happen. "

" You get a world-class athlete like Hershel Walker, who was a Heisman trophy winner and did some amazing things, but he had a martial arts background. He did kickboxing. He had a combat sports background. It was just rekindling that training and that martial arts workout ethic. He got back into it and did quite well. "

" At the end of the day, it's a business about fighters and a business about people. This is our philosophy. "

" We've always looked for guys and girls who have striking ability... there's a reason my past company was called Strikeforce. "

" Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo are two of the best in our business, and I couldn't be happier about them joining the Bellator family. "

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

" We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family. "