Radio: The State of Strikeforce w/ Scott Coker

by Ariel Helwani, MMARated.com

As promised, here is Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker's appearance on MMARated Radio. Coker rarely does in-depth interviews so, when presented the opportunity, I jumped at the chance to ask of him some of the burning Strikeforce-related questions on everyone's mind. I say "some" because I could have asked him two hours worth of questions simply due to his experiences and brilliance when it comes to promoting fight cards.

In the end, I settled on 25 minutes but, fear not, as we touched on a whole host of different subjects:

* The local buzz for Melendez vs. Thomson
* Running the HP Pavilion without Cung Le
* Is Raymond Daniels the real deal?
* The difference between Daniels and Le
* Strikeforce's success on NBC
* Is a Strikeforce on NBC live event in the works?
* Coker's relationship with Gary Shaw
* Details on the next Playboy mansion show

All that and much more from, once again, one of the brightest minds in the game.