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Bellator president Scott Coker is confident that Michael Chandler will stay with the promotion. Chandler has been known as a mainstay for Bellator. He has become a fighter who many consider to be the best lightweight outside of the Ultimate Fighting Ch…
Bellator president Scott Coker is confident that Michael Chandler will stay with the promotion. Chandler has been known as a mainstay for Bellator. He has become a fighter who many consider to be the best lightweight outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). With a record of 18-4 and two Bellator lightweight title reigns to […]
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Yair Rodriguez could end up in Bellator after being released by the UFC.
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It may not long for Yair Rodriguez to find a new home for his MMA career.
The reason for that is because Bellator President Scott Coker has expressed interest in signing the UFC prospect if he is indeed gone from the Las Vegas-based promotion.
It’s been well documented that UFC President Dana White revealed earlier this week that Rodriguez had been released by the promotion after he refused to accept two fights that were offered to him by the promotion.
The prospect was offered to fight against top contender Ricardo Lamas and then fellow prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov at the upcoming UFC 227 pay-per-view event.
He turned down both of those fights. This when the UFC boss had enough and decided the best course of action was to release him.
“My guys are talking to him, from what I understand,” Coker told MMAjunkie following Bellator 199 weigh-ins. “To say he’s a free agent, we’d just like to see the documentation. Where’s your release letter? If he’s truly free and clear, then we can have a serious conversation. Let’s make sure that we dot our I’s and cross out T’s.”
“Just because they say you’re fired, legally I don’t think that means you’re fired,” Coker continued. “When you get that letter, that means you’re released. So let’s see what happens with that.”
Rodriguez holds a pro-MMA record of 10-2 and 6-1 while under the UFC banner. If you recall, he was on a lengthy winning streak to kick off his start with the promotion that includes a dominant second-round TKO finish of former champion BJ Penn at a Fight Night event in January of last year.
However, he ran into his toughest challenge when he beat by former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 211 by TKO. Since then, he has not fought due to an injury.
“It could’ve been an emotional outburst and they say, ‘Hey, we want you back.’ You never know,” Coker said, before adding, “There must be more to it than we know. But that’s their business, and we’ll let them deal with it.”
“He’s a tough kid,” he said. “I will say this: Anybody that’s a free agent that is a top-10 (fighter) or top contender, we’re going to have a conversation with everybody – any weight class. If you’re the guy, and you’re a free agent, we’re going to have a conversation.”
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MMA fans will be forced to make a choice next Saturday night as to what they watch. Not only will the NBA playoffs and NHL playoffs be in full swing — not to mention MLB and other sports — but there are two huge MMA cards that take place on…
MMA fans will be forced to make a choice next Saturday night as to what they watch. Not only will the NBA playoffs and NHL playoffs be in full swing — not to mention MLB and other sports — but there are two huge MMA cards that take place on May 12. The first takes […]
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Bellator president Scott Coker doesn’t mind letting Frank Mir compete outside of Bellator. Mir recently made his Bellator debut in a Heavyweight Grand Prix match-up against Fedor Emelianenko. Mir lost the bout via TKO in 48 seconds. He’s lo…
Bellator president Scott Coker doesn’t mind letting Frank Mir compete outside of Bellator. Mir recently made his Bellator debut in a Heavyweight Grand Prix match-up against Fedor Emelianenko. Mir lost the bout via TKO in 48 seconds. He’s lost three in a row and hasn’t been victorious since July 2015. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship […]
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One of the most brutal rivalries in MMA history may have a fourth chapter between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva. The two have fought three times before, twice in PRIDE FC, with Silva winning both of those bouts by knockout. However, “Rampage” got his revenge under the UFC banner, scoring a first-round knockout over […]
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One of the most brutal rivalries in MMA history may have a fourth chapter between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva.
The two have fought three times before, twice in PRIDE FC, with Silva winning both of those bouts by knockout. However, “Rampage” got his revenge under the UFC banner, scoring a first-round knockout over Silva back at UFC 92.
Now, with both men under Bellator contract, Scott Coker is looking to put together a fourth fight between the two MMA legends (via MMA Fighting):
“That’s something that we’re talking to ‘Rampage’ about and talking to Wanderlei about. I would love to make that fight before the end of the year.
“We are working on the possibility of executing that fight down there.”
For his part, ”Rampage” is all for another fight with his old rival. Speaking to the press in February, Jackson made it clear as day that he would gladly accept another fight against “The Axe Murderer” should the opportunity present itself:
“I owe Wanderlei another ass whooping, I’ll tell you that. I know he’s not a heavyweight. The last time I fought him I knocked him out of the weight class. But he beat me twice. I only beat him once. I think I owe him another ass whooping.”
Coker says if the fight happens, it will likely occur at Bellator’s first-ever foray into the Brazilian MMA market. Under Coker’s presidency, Bellator has rapidly expanded into new territories like Israel and Italy. It’s only a matter of time before the Paramount-backed promotion makes its debut in Brazil, which has always been a hotbed of MMA talent.
”Rampage” currently fights between light heavyweight and heavyweight, most recently losing to Chael Sonnen in the first round of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix. Jackson has competed at heavyweight before, defeating Satoshi Ishii in 2016.
Silva has mostly fought at middleweight and catchweight bouts since dropping down from light heavyweight.
Who do you see emerging victorious between the two MMA legends in 2018 if they eventually meet under the Bellator banner?
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Don’t be surprised if Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva happens for a fourth time in 2018. The rivalry between “Rampage” and Silva is one that is forever in the mixed martial arts history books. “The Axe Murderer” fought…
Don’t be surprised if Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva happens for a fourth time in 2018. The rivalry between “Rampage” and Silva is one that is forever in the mixed martial arts history books. “The Axe Murderer” fought Jackson twice under the Pride FC banner and once in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Silva earned […]
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