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Bellator MMA President, Scott Coker had a week that went from good to bad with the postponement of Bellator 241 on Friday the 13th. While that date has its own reputation with bad luck, that week started out pretty good for Coker and Bellator MMA. The …
Bellator MMA President, Scott Coker had a week that went from good to bad with the postponement of Bellator 241 on Friday the 13th. While that date has its own reputation with bad luck, that week started out pretty good for Coker and Bellator MMA. The press conference to announce their spring and summer events […]
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Bellator president Scott Coker expects to promote his May 9 event but will play it by ear. When it was first revealed that Bellator had no planned events for April, some questioned the decision to have such a gap between Bellator 241 and 242. With the …
Bellator president Scott Coker expects to promote his May 9 event but will play it by ear. When it was first revealed that Bellator had no planned events for April, some questioned the decision to have such a gap between Bellator 241 and 242. With the coronavirus pandemic in full swing, the gap may actually […]
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John McCarthy loves how Bellator president Scott Coker handled the cancelation of Bellator 241 last Friday. On March 13, the quarter-finals of the featherweight grand prix would conclude in a very solid card. It would be under unique circumstances as there would be no fans or media in attendance. Yet, just hours before the event […]
John McCarthy loves how Bellator president Scott Coker handled the cancelation of Bellator 241 last Friday.
On March 13, the quarter-finals of the featherweight grand prix would conclude in a very solid card. It would be under unique circumstances as there would be no fans or media in attendance. Yet, just hours before the event was set to start, Coker pulled the plug on the event where he also paid every single fighter. For that, McCarthy said that shows how good of a leader the Bellator bossman is.
“Here’s a guy that made the hard decision,” McCarthy said of Coker to co-host Josh Thomson on the pair’s Weighing In podcast (via BJPENN.com). “He’s going to lose a lot of money for his company by making this decision. He goes and he makes the decision, pays the fighters all their money, pays the employees their money, and you know what? That’s what a real leader does. A really leader steps up and says ‘this is what’s important for you, your families, your health and safety.’
“He made the hard choice, he made it on his own, he did what was right,” McCarthy added, continuing his praise of Coker. “He handled it beautifully and you’ve got to commend the man for being a leader that he is.”
With Bellator canceling events, the UFC went on with UFC Brasilia the next day. But, the promotion has now postponed their next three events.
For John McCarthy, he says the Las Vegas-based promotion was playing a risky legal game by continuing on with events.
“I always look at things in a liability format because that’s my background and I had to work against lawyer all the time,” McCarthy said. “Someone along the way, if they get sick, they’re going to say ‘well [the UFC] made me work’. Then they’re going to pull someone like Dana in and go ‘Mr. White, did you not see the President put the country in a state of emergency?’ He’d have to say yes, I know that. Then it’s gonna be well did you know that Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, NHL Hockey, they all suspended their operations. And around the world, soccer, they suspended theirs because they were worried about people’s health?’ He’s going to have to say ‘yes’ to all of that. Which is going to lead him down a road where he’s going to lose.’”
What do you make of John McCarthy praising Scott Coker?
Although some fans and fighters like Daniel Cormier are happy the UFC is still running events, many feel it is irresponsible given the current coronavirus pandemic. Sports leagues all around the world have suspended their seasons while Bellator recently postponed their 241 event which was set for this past Friday. They also paid their fighters’ […]
Although some fans and fighters like Daniel Cormier are happy the UFC is still running events, many feel it is irresponsible given the current coronavirus pandemic.
Sports leagues all around the world have suspended their seasons while Bellator recently postponed their 241 event which was set for this past Friday. They also paid their fighters’ full purses provided they made weight.
The UFC, on the other hand, went ahead with UFC Brasilia last night behind closed doors and doesn’t plan on delaying or canceling any of their upcoming events either.
One speculated reason why is that the UFC doesn’t want to pay the fighters their full purses if they’re not competing. And Josh Thomson revealed that a couple of UFC fighters — who were nervous about fighting — asked him if Bellator fighters were paid full purses.
“I’ve had 3 @ufc fighters reach out me asking how much @BellatorMMA paid their fighters when the fight was cancelled. I said , 100% of their purse to everyone who made weight. They all said they’re nervous to fight and wanted to know what fighters in bellator actually got paid.”
Cormier responded by defending the UFC, claiming while it was admirable that Bellator president Scott Coker paid every fighter, all those fighters still wanted to compete.
“Josh, the fighters wanna fight josh. Hats off to Coker and crew yesterday but those fighters wanted to fight. That’s what they do! I see what you’re doing Thomson.”
Thomson responded promptly:
“You’re wrong, every fighter on that card and even the ones that weren’t on that card sent out appreciation to @ScottCoker for what he did for our athletes by paying them their full purses. Athletes need to be protected from themselves sometimes, u should know this more than most.”
It’s interesting to note that both Cormier and Thomson are also teammates at American Kickboxing Academy.
Regardless, what do you think of the UFC still running events? Should they stop?
Bellator president Scott Coker says there are currently no plans in place for their future events in the midst of the coronavirus. Bellator 241 was scheduled to take place last night (March 13) inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. T…
Bellator president Scott Coker says there are currently no plans in place for their future events in the midst of the coronavirus. Bellator 241 was scheduled to take place last night (March 13) inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event was set to feature a featherweight title bout between champion Patricio […]
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Bellator 241 which was set to take place in just a few hours’ time has been postponed as the MMA promotion moves to combat the spread of the Corona Virus. The card was due to take place in Connecticut this evening and featured featherweight title headline fight between champion “Pitbull” Freire and bitter rival Pedro […]
The card was due to take place in Connecticut this evening and featured featherweight title headline fight between champion “Pitbull” Freire and bitter rival Pedro Carvalho. The bout was also supposed to be part of the ongoing featherweight grand prix.
Announcing the late notice postponement of the event CEO Scott Coker assured this move was to safeguard staff, fans and fighters against the deadly virus, he said via Twitter.
“The health and
safety of everyone involved have, and will remain, our top priority as we move
forward,” Coker wrote. “After carefully monitoring the ongoing COVID-19
outbreak, @BellatorMMA has chosen to postpone this evening’s Bellator
241 event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
“We would like to apologize to our athletes and fans, as well as our broadcast partner DAZN, but we feel this is the best decision to be made at this time.”
Just yesterday Coker was happy to go ahead with the event but announced it would be closed to the public, he said.
“The health and safety of
our athletes, fans and staff are our number one priority and we will continue
to monitor all information surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak,”
“Out of an abundance of caution for all parties, #Bellator241 on Friday, March 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena will be closed to the public. Refunds for ticketholders will be available at their original point of purchase.”
Bellator become the latest major sports organisation to cancel it’s event. The UFC card in Brasilia tomorrow at the moment remains one of the only major sports events taking place on the planet.
Per Scott Coker. All athletes, officials, judges, cutmen and additional event personnel, have been compensated despite the cancellation of Bellator 241.
Should Bellator have postponed this event
just hours before it was due to start?