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Scott Coker quietly demoted in Zuffa organization
No official announcement was made about the title change and its unclear if Coker’s role with the promotion will change as a result, however the agenda for the week-long event revealed the news that managed slipped under the media radar.
The question is, will someone like former WEC GM and current UFC VP of community relations, Reed Harris be named as Coker’s successor or will UFC president Dana White’s title become “UFC and Strikeforce president?” I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/324892/Scott-Coker-quietly-demoted-in-Zuffa-organization/
WOW! The New Site looks fantastic! This will bring even more attention to a great company with a huge future! IMO!
http://www.powentertainment.com
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It is hard to say but I think it will run either way! Obviously not anywhere near where it would run to on the first pass if it was lifted but there are still people trading, so yeah the minute any News comes out of any nature this Stock will go up! Look what it did on speculation! I'm thinking big things ahead! Watch out for really big and let's hope we can all enjoy the ride! UP! Way UP! IMO!
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I think you can still trade with TD Ameritrade and number of others but it will take a phone call to the Broker. Scottrade I think is holding until the Global Lock is off.
Going Down Without a Fight: Mayhem’s Departure Makes It Clear Zuffa has No Long Term Plans for Strikeforce
(Jake, you be Strikeforce. Jason, you be the UFC. Now, show us how the next few months will go …)
It’s been three days since Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s sudden jump to the UFC and we still haven’t heard anything substantive on the topic from Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker or anyone else in the lame duck MMA company. A week ago Coker went on a popular MMA “radio” show and danced around the issue of Miller’s future in Strikeforce. He said the promotion was talking to Mayhem’s management about a fight this summer. No mention of the fact Miller was twisting in the breeze without a contract. No mention that the UFC might stick its beak in. Used to be, it felt like a waste of time to ask Coker questions because it was hard to get a straight answer out of the guy. Now it feels like it’s a waste of time because he may no longer even know what’s going on inside his own company.
For all his talk about his ongoing commitment to “growing Strikeforce and making it work,” it’s pretty clear that Coker (and maybe Strikeforce itself) has become the metaphorical equivalent of a WWE referee. He’s just a dude standing the middle of the ring in an official-looking outfit, desperately pleading for order while the battle rages heedlessly around him. No one is listening. No one is even pretending he has any power anymore. That’s sad, because Coker seems like one of the sport’s legitimate good guys, but the quiet loss of Miller last week is maybe the most compelling evidence yet that it’s only a matter of time before that phone call from Vegas comes in, informing the Strikeforce staff that the charade is over.
And you know what? Maybe that’s for the best. Let the professionals handle this shit. In any further discussion of what the loss of Mayhem “means” to Strikeforce, it must be noted that more than any other fighter he serves a good example of the many ways Coker and Co. fumbled around and fucked this thing up.
Despite the fact Miller was always one of Strikeforce’s best known and most marketable personalities, we always got the impression Coker never really knew what to do with him. From late 2009 until last Friday, Miller fought just twice under the Strikeforce banner. He lost a middleweight title fight to Jake Shields in his promotional debut in Nov., ’09 and then defeated Tim Stout via first-round TKO five months later at the ill-fated Nashville show that ended with the Cesar Gracie jiu-jitsu team gang stomping him in the middle of the cage.
Since then, nothing. Granted, there was the matter of a suspension in Tennessee gumming up the works, but there is otherwise no real excuse for Strikeforce keeping Mayhem inactive for the last 370 days — that dull period punctuated only by his squash-match victory over Kazushi Sakuraba in Dream.
There was talk Miller might rematch with Tim Kennedy (the two have history). Didn’t happen. There was talk Miller might rematch current champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (the two have history). Didn’t happen. There was a whole, whole, whole lot of talk that Miller might fight Nick Diaz (the two made history together when Strikeforce aired their wild in-ring brawl live on national television). Didn’t happen. In fact, nothing happened. Now that we think about it, the extent to which Miller was passed over and essentially ignored in Strikeforce is sort of inexcusable. Especially for a company that so desperately needs stars.
With that in mind, you can’t blame Miller for opting to go with the UFC, a promotion that took all of ONE DAY to find him a fight with Aaron Simpson at UFC 132, when Strikeforce had seemingly been hemming a hawing for months. If the last few days have proved anything, it’s that Strikeforce didn’t deserve to keep Miller on its roster.
By welcoming him with open arms, just as it has said all along it would do with Strikeforce fighters whose contracts expire, the UFC is clearly sending a message: It doesn’t care about “growing Stikeforce.” If it did, it wouldn’t be embarking on the process of cherry-picking its biggest stars one at time. For Strikeforce over the next few months, it’ll be death by attrition. We know it. You know it. The UFC knows it. The fact that Scott Coker has nothing to say on the topic means he knows it too.
http://www.cagepotato.com/going-down-without-a-fight-mayhems-departure-makes-it-clear-zuffa-has-no-long-term-plans-for-strikeforce/
Former WEC Personnel Brought In To Help Run Strikeforce
By Steve Barry
April 12th, 2011
It was very much “business as usual” during Saturday night’s Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley” broadcast, the first major event since Zuffa purchased Strikeforce. Showtime addressed the sale at the top of the broadcast and briefly showed Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta in attendance, but in terms of presentation and production value, there really weren’t any noticeable differences from past Strikeforce/Showtime events.
According to Dave Meltzer however, that wasn’t the case at all behind the scenes. Dana White said upfront that they would be bringing in some of their people to help run Strikeforce and as Meltzer reports, they didn’t waste any time in doing so. Interestingly, Zuffa elected to send over many of the folks that ran the WEC for a number of years including former WEC GM Reed Harris and matchmaker Sean Shelby. The WEC was a well-run organization so the move makes sense, but unfortunately there were casualties in the process.
The changes actually started at a smaller Strikeforce event, held eight days earlier, in Stockton, Calif., when several of the Strikeforce employees were brought into a room and told they were being let go. They were told they would have the opportunity, if they wanted, to apply for positions in UFC parent company Zuffa LLC. Many noted that while there was clearly uncertainty as soon as the purchase was announced, they were surprised the ax came down so quickly.
Friday’s weigh-ins, from an organizational perspective, felt like a World Extreme Cagefighting front-office reunion party (Zuffa merged WEC into the UFC after a final show in mid-December). Among those front and center were former WEC vice-president Peter Dropick, general manager Reed Harris, matchmaker Sean Shelby and P.R. head Dave Sholler.
It is no secret that Dropick is being groomed to help run the Strikeforce business going forward. It was expected that Shelby, who is currently the assistant matchmaker for UFC and in charge of the lighter weight divisions he ran at WEC, would oversee the Strikeforce matchmaking in some capacity.
Another major change not readily apparent to fans, but has received quite a bit of attention in the past couple weeks is Strikeforce’s new professional journalism policy. It’s common knowledge that Sherdog, Loretta Hunt, Josh Gross and others who have pissed off Zuffa officials have long been denied press credentials to UFC events. They were however welcomed with opened arms at Strikeforce events. Not anymore. Neither Sherdog nor Loretta Hunt who was attempting to cover the show for CBS Sports were granted credentials to Saturday’s event.
In short, Strikeforce still looks like Strikeforce, but it’s quickly morphing into a Zuffa promotion wrapped in Showtime’s clothing.
http://www.mmaconvert.com/2011/04/12/former-wec-personnel-brought-in-to-help-run-strikeforce/
Yeah I was think thinking that as well! lol! But while I think Scott Coker is a pretty smart guy, who has contributed to some degree as well as noting I agree with him in principal that the market is wide open with tons of opportunity based on an understood formula for success, the formula essentially wasn't his in first place.
Proelite had done all the ground work, yes maybe a slightly too aggressive growth plan lead later on by the wrong people. But it is my belief that Proelite were the premier players in the game, I like how Coker talks about the Frank Shamrock and Cung Le fight that event was lead by Proelite under EliteXC Brand with Strikeforce as the secondary partner in that and other events, The ShowTime Contract were Proelite's and I would argue the majority of top Fighters came from Proelite with Gina Caranio, Cris Cyborg, Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith, Paul Daley, Brett Rogers, Rafael Cavalcante, Nick Diaz and to Antonio Silva as well as people like Frank Shamrock and Herschel Walker just to name a few. IMO.
Proelite can and will do it again in my opinion! Not only can it be recreated it will be Proelite once again to recreate it Bigger and Better.
Go Proelite!
Mundus Group Inc., an Aerospace Technology Company to Build 200 mph Tandem Cycle XPod XTrava Under Its Subsidiary, Goki Manufacturing Group's Storm Products
April 12, 2011 7:30 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mundus Group (Pink Sheets: MNDP) subsidiary, Goki Manufacturing announced plans to build the patent-pending 200 mph XPod XTrava under its veteran Storm Cycle racing equipment brand of custom high performance Motorcycle, Motocross and All Terrain Vehicle accessories.
Keeping true to Mundus Group's niche of cutting edge aerospace technology and radical transportation vehicles, Goki Group and Storm Cycles continue their 40 year racing legacy with a custom tandem motorcycle design that connects two motorcycles next to each other while passenger(s) sits comfortably and safely between the 2 cycles in a completely enclosed, aerodynamic cockpit like "Pod" which is strategically X braced and linked for familiar automobile steering wheel controls, gas and brake pedals as well as an ergonomic dash display of gauges, turning signals, speedometer, radio and comfort features one would find in a normal car.
The design utilizes the robust qualities and strengths of a motorcycle but ties the two separate motorcycles together with an X brace beneath the XPod and adds a structural roll bar over the top of the XPod further protecting the passengers in a durable crash proof cage.
Chairman Keith Michael Field points out, "The XPod is streamlined to reduce drag and the lower passenger center of gravity brings a new dimension of control to the foreground with proprietary pivoting flex points that allow the "X" brace to lean into turns as do the wheels of a motorcycle and expensive autos are attempting to mimic. High performance concept models will emerge with racing models and All Terrain Vehicles driven by a new transportation improvement in the performance over motorcycles and automobiles. The X Brace and XPod will be suitable for many major motorcycle brands combining the safety and comfort of a car with the agility, speed and fuel economy of a motorcycle."
For 40 years, Goki Manufacturing and its Storm Products brand have become well known in the Off Road Bike and All Terrain Vehicle world for their superior engineered parts and durability under the worse conditions imaginable. Storm Products provides custom engineered replacement parts for Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki that are the professional's choice among top motocross, off road racing and ATV high performance equipment.
World Land Speed Record Holder: Goki Manufacturing
Goki Group's Storm Cycles is not new to pushing the limits of motor cycle designs or speed. Bonneville Nationals, Inc. and the Southern California Timing Association "Sponsors of the World's Fastest Automotive Speed Trials"
September 25, 1980 94.074 mph Class A-AB-125 Motorcycle
September 27, 1980 100.807 mph Class A-AB-125 Motorcycle
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Mundus+Group+Inc.%2C+an+Aerospace+Technology+Company+to+Build+200+mph+Tandem+Cycle+XPod+XTrava+Under+Its+Subsidiary%2C+Goki+Manufacturing+Group%26apos%3Bs+Storm+Products/6423072.html
Scott Coker: Strikeforce Business Model 'Can Be Recreated'
by Nick Thomas on Apr 12, 2011 9:01 AM EDT
Strikeforce boss Scott Coker has achieved the American Dream -- he built Strikeforce from a small regional kickboxing promotion into the country's second largest MMA promoter in less than five years and sold it to the industry leader for what's presumed to be a nice chunk of change. Many pundits have opined that Coker was the last man to make it big promoting MMA, but Scott says he didn't pull the ladder up after him and there's plenty of opportunity left: (via HeavyMMA.com)
"Strikeforce was a regional show. I promoted the Frank Shamrock and Cung Le fight in 2007, but it took us awhile to get our TV contract. But from 2009, when we got our Showtime fights, it took us two years to this point."
"It took a lot of hard work, but it can be recreated. Somebody out there has to step up and put the money behind it, and they can create the business just like I did and move from a regional promotion to a national promotion."
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/4/12/2105464/scott-coker-strikeforce-business-model-can-be-recreated
Dana White Never Forgets: Josh Gross, Loretta Hunt and Jeff Sherwood Denied Media Credentials for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
(Video courtesy of YouTube/CaptainC01)
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Business As Usual Update: Things Are About to Get Real ‘Professional’ on Strikeforce Press Row
(“Attn journalists: Instead of writing that Fedor ‘lost’ we’d appreciate it if you would use the phrase Fedor ‘almost won.’ Thank you, that is all.” Pic: All Elbows)
Since we figure our readers don’t spend a ton of time poking around the “fine print” section at the bottom of UFC.com, we assume very few of you noticed recently when Zuffa, LLC quietly began imposing its “Professional Journalism Policies” on Strikeforce. All told, the policies (which you can read right here, if you really want) are almost 1,500 words of dense legalese that spell out what it takes to be deemed worthy of a Zuffa (or in this case “Forza, LLC,”) press credential and the rules writers and photogs will abide by in order to stay in the company’s good graces. Basically, it’s two full pages that boil down to one big “Or else!” for MMA journalists. While this may be Business As Usual at UFC events, it charts a bold new direction for how Strikeforce will deal with the media moving forward.
We won’t bore you with many of the details, because it’s all pretty standard: No shooting video of the fights, no cheering on press row, etc., etc.. The policies themselves aren’t much different from the ones imposed on journalists by other major sporting events. The difference here is that the people making the rules have historically been fairly heavy-handed in their dealings with the media. The UFC certainly hasn’t been afraid to hand out indefinite bans to some of MMA’s best known and most “professional” journalists, many times for seemingly very petty reasons. This latest development also means that a few major MMA outlets that were formerly credentialed by Strikeforce (including some of the sport’s most veteran journalists) likely won’t be welcome anymore. Any way you slice it, that’s scary news.
One of those guys is longtime MMA reporter Eddie Goldman of NHB News. Goldman’s been covering combat sports for a number of media outlets for so long the name of his company predates the term “MMA,” yet he claims he was one of the first people dropped from the preferred journalists list when the UFC absorbed Strikeforce. He also came off kind of pissed about it when he sounded off recently on an online message board:
“I was the first one Zuffa fucked around on credentials. Since Zuffa bought Strikeforce, they took me off the Strikeforce media list …,” Goldman wrote. “Now they only want shills, zombies, fools, tools, morons, slaves, stenographers, hacks, and flacks to cover their shows. This is worse than it is even in boxing.”
You see the problem here, of course. As Zuffa continues to tighten its grip on the MMA world, it’s power and influence over the media also grows. In banning some of our best known and most respected journalists, Zuffa has effectively tried to marginalize their voices. At the same time, the company has created an environment where the reporters who do have credentials know full well they better play by the “rules” (and abide by the notoriously erratic whims of the UFC brass), lest they join the ever-growing throng of people unwelcome at the most important events in MMA.
Look, we kind of understand why the promotion doesn’t want us around, but trying to pretend the difference between credentialed and un-credentialed media at UFC events has anything at all to do with “professionalism” is pretty obviously a farce. On the contrary, it has everything to do with who the UFC keeps on its personal “enemies” list. Knowing that list grows in number and importance each day is – if you don’t mind us saying – a little spooky.
http://www.cagepotato.com/business-as-usual-update-things-are-about-to-get-real-professional-on-strikeforce-press-row/
Gotta Love that SHOWTIME still has the Proelite EliteXC Site up! Hmmm...!
http://www.sho.com/site/sports/flash.do#/site/sports/sxc.do
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This is awesome! And not just NEWS! Huge NEWS! 3D Movie, Comic and TV Series!
The star also said he is planning a return to the big screen in non-animated form. Arnold Schwarzenegger "I will also be in front of the camera, and I'm looking at many different scripts," he said. "We have somewhat held off with that because we really wanted to pay full attention to The Governator."
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Definitely! Just the combination of Stan and Arnold alone has wow factor to it! Or should we say the POW! factor! Lol! This is very big for POW! And I think this will raise the mark for POW! once again and move to making POW! a household name! So many big projects underway! All great for POW and us!
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In my view no big deal, absolutely no reflection of the current company and little impact to no impact to the current stock. Trades shown are along with a number of other company's and look to be with the most current ones stemming from 2007. They also solely reflect trades by specific individuals and groups.
Exactly! No issue from what I can see!
Proelite still tons of eyes on it! The site alone is getting what seems to be about an average of just under 15,000 hits per month as things are right now! Wait till things get going! This is going to take off!
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http://proelite.com/
This big stuff for sure and fantastic for POW! The obvious association with Schwarzeneggar and his characters as a huge Action Hero, then add his status as Governor and his direct affiliation with Planet Hollywood as a Co-founder along with other Stars such as Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Demi Moore and former President and CEO of Hard Rock Cafe Robert Earl. I think this is fantastic for POW and us.
http://www.planethollywood.com/
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