Scott Coker

I think the MMA and boxing are different audiences. I think it's a different intrigue. There's no reason you can't be a fan of both; why does it have to be one or the other?

Strikeforce is here to stay; we are definitely going to do our part to grow the sport and be good ambassadors of the sport.

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

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

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.

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

I would say, look, any fighter that's out there or any star athlete - not star athlete in the sense of a baseball player, but like a Brock Lesnar - that really wants to fight, we're going to have a conversation with them. Because if they can move the needle, we're going to want them on Spike TV.

I'm not a union guy in the sense that I know a lot about how they operate. But I know fighters. They are individual athletes. This is not a team sport. I think it's going to be hard to say, 'Hey, do you mind not fighting on Saturday and walking around the arena with a picket sign instead?' I just don't see it.

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.

I always love meeting other promoters.

The experience I've had with Strikeforce kickboxing, K1, Strikeforce MMA, working with ESPN, working with Showtime, working with Japanese television, working with fighter camps from all over the world has given me a unique perspective.

Sport is made to be live. You can't watch something three hours later already knowing the results; it's not the same experience.