“He Doesn’t Listen to One Person” – Not Dana White, but Bellator’s Scott Coker Gets the Seal of Approval From Team Khabib Coach

Scott Coker has made a great name for himself as the CEO of Bellator MMA. Coker has earned so much success with his MMA promotion that people often compare him with the UFC president, Dana White. When it comes to successful promoters in combat sports, White and Coker top the list. Due to the same reason, many consider them as rivals.

Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s coach, Javier Mendez, detailed the major reason behind the success of the CEO of Bellator MMA. Nurmagomedov’s coach was talking about the highly anticipated Bellator 300. While sharing his thoughts about the event, he ended up praising Coker for his successful career as a promoter. Let’s find out what Mendez has to say about Bellator’s CEO.

Javier Mendez showers praise on Scott Coker

 Rumors have swirled for a while, suggesting Bellator could be on the block. The decision by the promotion to feature four championship bouts in Bellator 300 has led many followers to wonder if this might mark the promotion’s concluding event. However, within no time, Coker put an end to all the rumors, reinstating that he could run the promotion successfully. While talking about the same, Mendez said on his podcast that Coker is someone who is highly smart. The head coach said, “Scott’s very smart. He doesn’t listen to one person. He’ll take advice from multiple people, and if it comes up with the same answer and he’s got the same conclusion, then he goes with that…“

Talking further on the topic, Mendez also mentioned that the Bellator CEO is someone who does not prefer to stay in the limelight. In the past, when he headed Strikeforce, talents like Luke Rockhold and Daniel Cormier flourished. Mendez believes one of the MMA promoter’s standout qualities is his commitment to keeping the spotlight on the fighters rather than diverting it onto himself.

Bellator CEO called out Dana White

The rivalry between Dana White and Scott Coker came to the forefront when the Bellator CEO criticized the UFC boss for releasing Cristiane Justino. Dana White released ‘Cris Cyborg’ from the UFC after she fought Felicia Spencer at UFC 240. Back then, White criticized her by saying that she was extremely difficult to work with. The UFC boss even claimed that she never wanted to fight Amanda Nunes.

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When the Bellator boss came across the issues between White and ‘Cris Cyborg’, he called out White for not giving importance to a great fighter like her. He was in total disbelief when he learned that ‘Cyborg’ had become a free agent. He even stated that White released her because he had no commitment to the featherweight division of the UFC.

We’ll have to wait and see what shape this rivalry between two great promoters of the game takes. What are your thoughts about Scott Coker? Do you think that he is a smart promoter? Let us know in the comments below.

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