The Bellator Era of Scott Coker’s career officially is in the rearview mirror, but the MMA pioneer is looking back on his run there with pride.
Coker took the reins at Bellator in 2014 just after his Strikeforce deal ended. That deal was in place after he sold the promotion he founded and it was folded into the UFC. In late 2023, Bellator was bought by the PFL, and Coker did not make the transition to the new company.
“The opportunity was there,” Coker recently told MMA Junkie Radio, but he chose to get back to his entrepreneurial roots and will run a new event series called Fight Night at the Tech, which premieres May 18 in San Jose, Calif. Coker will be an executive producer and will work alongside former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez.
