{"id":151341,"date":"2015-06-23T11:03:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T18:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=151341"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:47:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:47:20","slug":"scott-coker-explains-bellators-big-top-fight-card-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/scott-coker-explains-bellators-big-top-fight-card-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Coker Explains Bellator&#8217;s &#8220;Big Top&#8221; Fight Card Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kimbo-Slice.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150882\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kimbo-Slice.png\" alt=\"Kimbo Slice\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kimbo-Slice.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kimbo-Slice-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kimbo-Slice-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kimbo-Slice-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bellator 138: Kimbo vs. Shamrock was a major success and it has primarily to do with president Scott Coker&#8217;s strategy for building fight cards.<\/p>\n<p>When talking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/6\/18\/8808445\/after-a-year-at-the-helm-scott-coker-reflects-on-bellators-past-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>, Coker went into detail about how exactly he manages to build exciting cards that do well and why he has no issue putting on fights like Tito vs. Bonnar and Kimbo vs. Shamrock.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I used to watch Bellator before, it just seemed like they would hold tournaments to hold tournaments. So to me, it was, like, you want to throw a tournament? It should be a big tournament. &#8230; We got off the tournament wagon and went into superfight mode. I don\u2019t think you should throw fighters into a tournament just so you can fill a tournament.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGuys that maybe would have got cut after a couple losses, [the UFC is] holding on to. Hey, that\u2019s fine. Do your thing. How I feel is, Tito vs. Bonnar is like a painting. The canvas is empty. It\u2019s how we paint the picture, that\u2019s what it comes down to. Are we able to paint the picture and make you as the fan tune in? The answer is yes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf we have Kimbo vs. Ken, it\u2019s going to cast a bigger net than \u2018this guy vs. this guy\u2019 that only the hardcore fans know. That\u2019s what it is. I don\u2019t mind doing these big fights. The undercard fights will resonate with hardcore fans, and hopefully those eyeballs will become fans of the fighters we\u2019ll put underneath the main event.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benavidez: Paige VanZant Is Our Perfect Alpha Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"container1\" class=\"outer-container\"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C  found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.  --><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"JavaScript\"><\/script><object id=\"myExperience4316241471001\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"560\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"315\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"4174782329001\" \/><param name=\"playerKey\" value=\"AQ~~,AAADV3-cjCE~,liy9q4yw9hqmtNPERf0MOvxn6JKOOxF3\" \/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"isUI\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"dynamicStreaming\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"4316241471001\" \/><\/object> <!--  This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. 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