Sources: UFC’s Strikeforce purchase likely hastened by ProElite Inc. interest

The UFC apparently wasn’t the only suitor of Strikeforce.

ProElite Inc., the once-mighty fight-promotion company purchased for pennies on the dollar in February 2010 by Stratus Media Group Inc., had been in active negotiations with the recently acqui…

The UFC apparently wasn’t the only suitor of Strikeforce.

ProElite Inc., the once-mighty fight-promotion company purchased for pennies on the dollar in February 2010 by Stratus Media Group Inc., had been in active negotiations with the recently acquired Strikeforce and had met face to face with CEO Scott Coker, sources close to the negotiations today told MMAjunkie.com.

“There were offers made both ways,” said one source.