Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Since taking over Bellator MMA back in June, Scott Coker has been pushing all the right buttons as the newly-appointed president after taking the reigns from Bjorn Rebney.
Aside from changing up the production of events and cleaning house, Coker has signed numerous fighters to his ever-growing roster, including Paul Daley, Melvin Manhoef, Stephan Bonnar and Joe Schilling, just to name a few.
But all of those moves would pale in comparison if he manages to pull off his biggest deal yet, signing former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
Appearing on The MMA Hour, Coker revealed that he is always looking for talent, and if Lesnar is willing to listen, then he would love nothing more than to have a conversation with him about joining the Viacom-owned company.
His comments (via MMA Fighting):
"That's a good question. We've had a conversation internally and it's worth a conversation, but that's something we'll pursue maybe later into January or maybe February. But I would say, look, any fighter that's out there or any star athlete; not star athlete in the sense of a baseball player, but like a Brock Lesnar, or somebody that really wants to fight, we're going to have a conversation with them. Because if they can move the needle, we're going to want them on Spike TV. I think that he's a big needle mover. There have been several years that have passed and I think that he still has the WWE limelight. So, I think that he still has a lot of, you know, star power, but to come back and say, 'Hey, I want to train, I want to commit, I want fight', that's going to be a big commitment on his part. We haven't had a conversation yet, but we'd like to at some point."
According to UFC President Dana White, though, Bellator doesn't have the challenges a superstar and former champion like Lesnar is looking for. So the chances of him jumping ship are slim to none.
Of course, you can bet your bottom dollar Coker would use all of the resources afforded to him by Viacom to obtain the talent to challenge the former heavyweight champion.
For now, Lesnar is still employed by WWE, but he has shown some interest in returning to the MMA cage once his contract expires.
Should Coker and Co. be able to do the unthinkable and somehow convince Lesnar to join Bellator and not UFC, one can only imagine what kind of numbers the 265-pound beast will pull in if guys like Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar raked in a couple million viewers.
Crazy talk?
Aside from changing up the production of events and cleaning house, Coker has signed numerous fighters to his ever-growing roster, including Paul Daley, Melvin Manhoef, Stephan Bonnar and Joe Schilling, just to name a few.
But all of those moves would pale in comparison if he manages to pull off his biggest deal yet, signing former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
Appearing on The MMA Hour, Coker revealed that he is always looking for talent, and if Lesnar is willing to listen, then he would love nothing more than to have a conversation with him about joining the Viacom-owned company.
His comments (via MMA Fighting):
"That's a good question. We've had a conversation internally and it's worth a conversation, but that's something we'll pursue maybe later into January or maybe February. But I would say, look, any fighter that's out there or any star athlete; not star athlete in the sense of a baseball player, but like a Brock Lesnar, or somebody that really wants to fight, we're going to have a conversation with them. Because if they can move the needle, we're going to want them on Spike TV. I think that he's a big needle mover. There have been several years that have passed and I think that he still has the WWE limelight. So, I think that he still has a lot of, you know, star power, but to come back and say, 'Hey, I want to train, I want to commit, I want fight', that's going to be a big commitment on his part. We haven't had a conversation yet, but we'd like to at some point."
According to UFC President Dana White, though, Bellator doesn't have the challenges a superstar and former champion like Lesnar is looking for. So the chances of him jumping ship are slim to none.
Of course, you can bet your bottom dollar Coker would use all of the resources afforded to him by Viacom to obtain the talent to challenge the former heavyweight champion.
For now, Lesnar is still employed by WWE, but he has shown some interest in returning to the MMA cage once his contract expires.
Should Coker and Co. be able to do the unthinkable and somehow convince Lesnar to join Bellator and not UFC, one can only imagine what kind of numbers the 265-pound beast will pull in if guys like Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar raked in a couple million viewers.
Crazy talk?
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
acho que eles não tem grana pra bancar não. se voltar vai ser no ufc mesmo. mas se fosse pro bellator, aposto que seria campeão.
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
o bellator é da viacom, q tem mto mais dinheiro q a zuffabrunolobo escreveu:acho que eles não tem grana pra bancar não. se voltar vai ser no ufc mesmo. mas se fosse pro bellator, aposto que seria campeão.
essas atitudes são interessantes pq mostram pro ufc q tem concorrência, e o dana white baixa um pouco a bola
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Tem mais dinheiro juntando tudo, mas nem por isso vão tirar de um setor e injetar no mma. Vc acha mesmo que vão manter o Bellator se esse nao der lucro?lekodf escreveu:
o bellator é da viacom, q tem mto mais dinheiro q a zuffa
essas atitudes são interessantes pq mostram pro ufc q tem concorrência, e o dana white baixa um pouco a bola
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Torcendo muito pro Bellator fazer frente ao UFC.
Concorrencia sera muito benefica ao esporte.
Concorrencia sera muito benefica ao esporte.
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Exatamente isso.Pegaso escreveu: Tem mais dinheiro juntando tudo, mas nem por isso vão tirar de um setor e injetar no mma. Vc acha mesmo que vão manter o Bellator se esse nao der lucro?
Vários grupos empresariais muito maiores que a Zuffa já se aventuraram no MMA e todos fecharam a divisão de luta depois de perderem muita grana.
E o Bellator está fazendo besteira atrás de besteira, parecendo o Strikeforce no fim do evento (não falo que a contratação do Lesnar seja besteira)
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
resumiu bemTarantino escreveu: Exatamente isso.
Vários grupos empresariais muito maiores que a Zuffa já se aventuraram no MMA e todos fecharam a divisão de luta depois de perderem muita grana.
E o Bellator está fazendo besteira atrás de besteira, parecendo o Strikeforce no fim do evento (não falo que a contratação do Lesnar seja besteira)
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Qualquer um que conheca MMA sabe q valeria a pena a viacom bancar a contratação do lesnar. Mas acho q o Dana abriria a carteira pra não acontecer isso
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Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Acho que acima do dinheiro, o que tem que tá mais em jogo é a vontade do próprio Brock em voltar.
Em 2013, Lesnar fez 3 "lutas" na WWE e ganhou 5 milhões de dólares. Se o UFC quiser, consegue bancar fácil, até pq o retorno é garantido nos PPV.
Abraço!
Em 2013, Lesnar fez 3 "lutas" na WWE e ganhou 5 milhões de dólares. Se o UFC quiser, consegue bancar fácil, até pq o retorno é garantido nos PPV.
Abraço!
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Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Mesmo que não exista a possibilidade d do lesnar assinar com o bellator, seja pelo motivo que for, já existe interesse de outro evento pelo mesmo. E ai grana white vai ter que desembolsar mais alguns dólares. A concorrência chegou, mesmo que seja um blefe.
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Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Esportivamente eu acho fraco
Mas pensando no business é uma puta contratação
Mas pensando no business é uma puta contratação
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Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
A galera do Bellator é dona do canal Spike?
Porque tem o Impact Wrestling nesse canal e acredito que a WWE nunca liberaria.
Porque tem o Impact Wrestling nesse canal e acredito que a WWE nunca liberaria.
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Se não me engano são donos ou sou sócios.kempe escreveu:A galera do Bellator é dona do canal Spike?
Porque tem o Impact Wrestling nesse canal e acredito que a WWE nunca liberaria.
Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
Os 2 tem o mesmo pai, a viacomkempe escreveu:A galera do Bellator é dona do canal Spike?
Porque tem o Impact Wrestling nesse canal e acredito que a WWE nunca liberaria.
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Re: Bellator quer contratar Brock Lesnar
contrata nada... pq não tentam contratar o TRIPLE H ? uahaha ai sim o baguio ia ficar louco
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