Scott Coker Strikes Back With New MMA Promotion

Scott Coker has gone full circle and is back in San Jose throwing mid-sized events, several months after the sale of Bellator to the PFL.

Scott Coker is back in business for himself following the sale of Bellator to PFL.

Bellator isn’t dead — it continues to operate as a somewhat separate entity due to various broadcast contracts. But Coker left as the promotion’s president after the sale in November 2023, and has been largely silent since.

Now we know what he’s been working on. The Tech CU Arena in San Jose, California just announced a series of events titled ‘Fight Night at the Tech’ that will take place at the 4200 seat venue.

“With a history rich in combat sports, San Jose hosted the first ever sanctioned mixed martial arts event in California when the Scott Coker-led promotion Strikeforce held its inaugural fight night at SAP Center in 2006,” a press release read. “That history continues with FIGHT NIGHT AT THE TECH, a promotion in which Coker will serve as Executive Producer.”

“It always feels great giving back to the Bay Area, a place I call home,” Coker said in a statement. “We’re looking for the next mixed martial arts superstar and to grow the amazing talent pool here in California even further. Fight Night at the Tech will give these young fighters a chance to shine.”

The first Fight Night at the Tech event will take place on May 18th, 2024. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 18th.

Scott Coker has a lot of experience in the Bay area, having run Strikeforce since its inception until UFC bought it out in 2012. The promotion held a ton of its events in San Jose, and used California as its core base of operations for the first five years of events. After years of helming a lame duck Bellator shackled by uncaring corporate parent Viacom, Coker is back to his roots promoting up-and-coming stars in his hometown.