In the early years of the new millennium, with the UFC struggling for
U.S. acceptance and PRIDE in its Japanese heyday, the companies toyed
around with the idea of co-promotion through fighter sharing.
The UFC has since changed courses on that thought, and you’re unlikely
to see a fighter under Zuffa contract ever appearing in another promotion.
But Strikeforce has recently partnered up with DREAM to exchange
fighters across the Pacific Ocean, and Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker
recently told MMAjunkie.com that he envisions a
flourishing relationship moving forward.