Scott Coker

Scott Coker is an American martial artist, Taekwondoin, former movie stuntman, and action sports promoter who was born in South Korea. He is the new President of Bellator MMA and the founder and former CEO of the MMA promotion, Strikeforce.

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Biography and Early Life

Scott Coker was born in the city of Seoul in the year 1962. His father, a Tennessee native, had arrived in Korea shortly after the Korean War ended. He met Scott’s mum, a Korean, at a USO club where she was performing. They tied the knot in December 1959. Scott and his family moved to the United States when he was about nine years old, settling in San Jose, California in 1973.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Scott Coker in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Scott Coker’s age is 58 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 3 October 1962. Though, he is 5′ 4″ in feet and inches and 164 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education

Apart from his martial arts training, there is no other information about Coker’s educational background.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Scott Coker is quite private about his personal life which gives us little to no information about that side of his life.

Is Scott Coker Gay?

No, he is not gay. This man is very secretive and we have no information about his love life. However, we cannot assume he is gay since he has not given us any reason to conclude that.

Professional Career

Coker is a full-contact fight promoter who covers Kickboxing, K-1, and MMA. He is an Ernie Reyes protégé. Under Reyes’ tutelage, Coker earned an 8th-degree black belt in Taekwondo and was a founding member of the West Coast Demonstration Team. Scott Coker was one of ISKA’s first directors in 1986. His membership with the West Coast Demonstration Team allowed him to appear in the film, The Last Dragon (1985) alongside team members Julian Villanueva and Soo Gin Lee.

In Dragon Fight, Coker will team up with Reyes once more in 1989. Coker worked as a stunt double for Leslie Nielsen in the 1993 film Surf Ninjas. Ernie Reyes Sr. and his son Ernie Reyes Jr. both appeared in the film.

It was an invitation from a classmate that launched his career as a match promoter when the Coors beer company agreed to host kick-boxing competitions. When Coker became the San Jose promoter for the Professional Karate Association (PKA), a governing body for kick-boxing and karate tournaments, in March 1985, he promoted his first card.

PKA ceased operations in 1985, and Coker was instrumental in the formation of its successor, the International Sports Karate Association (ISKA), in 1986. Coker was a director of ISKA and later led K-1 USA, a Japanese-based company that signed a television contract with ESPN.

Strikeforce was established in 1985 by Coker as a kickboxing organization after his previous experience with PKA and ISKA. Alex Gong and Cung Le were among those who competed for Strikeforce. On May 31, 1997, at an event called “Strike Force,” John Renfroe and Brian Johnston fought for the first time in mixed martial arts. Coker’s desire to promote a full MMA card had to wait until 2005, when the sport was officially sanctioned in California. Following California’s statewide MMA legalization, Strikeforce officially became a Mixed Martial Arts promotion.

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, the promotion’s first MMA event, took place on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It starred Frank Shamrock and Cesar Gracie in the main event, as well as the MMA debut of Cung Le, who was introduced to him by Reyes, a former MMA student of Frank Shamrock.

Coker expanded Strikeforce’s television exposure by signing a deal with NBC in April 2008 to air the half-hour highlight show “Strikeforce on NBC,” hosted by Ken Shamrock and Lon McHeron. In 2009, Strikeforce increased the number of events it held each year thanks to a cash injection made possible by a deal with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment in May 2008.

Strikeforce and Elite Xtreme Combat, or EliteXC, collaborated on several cases. However, Coker agreed to buy the assets of the bankrupt Elite XC from Pro Elite, Inc. in February 2009. Its video library and fighter contracts were included in the agreement. (A few months later, Coker signed a deal with Fedor Emelianenko, a widely respected and sought-after fighter.) Strikeforce, CBS, and Showtime Networks signed a deal to produce many events per year, including the sequel to ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series in 2007 and Strikeforce Challengers in 2009.

Zuffa, LLC acquired Strikeforce in March 2011. Coker was hired by the organization on a three-year term that ended in April 2014. Coker was named the new President of Bellator MMA on June 18, 2014, succeeding founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. Coker was hired to make the campaign less tournament-oriented. Coker had previously served as a coach in Reyes Sr.’s gyms, where he was in charge of incorporating Muay Thai methods into Taekwondo lessons.

Awards

Scott Coker was the recipient of the Executive of the Year title in 2015.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Scott Coker in 2021

As of 2021, Scott Coker is an MMA promoter with a net worth of $25 million. Scott Coker rose to prominence as the promoter and CEO of Strikeforce, a professional mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization headquartered in the United States.

Scott Coker is probably one of the best fighting promoters who created one of the biggest and best MMA organizations. He will be remembered for using his love for combat sports to elevate the lives and careers of many professional fighters.