Scott Coker
American sports executive
Scott Coker (born October 3, 1962) is an American mixed martial artist, Taekwondoin, former movie stuntman, and combat sports promoter. He is the founder and former CEO of MMA promotion Strikeforce, former president of Bellator MMA, and founder of Fight Night at the Tech.2
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Born Oct 3, 1962.1
Companies
- Bellator KickboxingFounder12
- StrikeforceFounder13
Early life and education
Scott Coker was born in Seoul in 1962. His father, an American from Tennessee, had arrived in Korea shortly after the Korean War. He met Scott's mother, a Korean, while she was singing at a USO club. They married in December 1959. When he was approximately 9 years old, Scott and his family relocated to the United States, where they settled in San Jose, California in 1973.
Coker is an Ernie Reyes protégé and full-contact fight promoter covering Kickboxing, K-1, and MMA. Coker has obtained an 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo under Reyes and was an original member of the West Coast Demonstration Team. In 1986, Scott Coker became one of the first directors of ISKA.
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Career
Occupation: taekwondo athlete.6
- Date not recordedFounded Strikeforce3
- Date not recordedFounded Ki MMA4
- Date not recordedFounded Bellator Kickboxing5
Coker has participated in various martial arts movies as a fighter, including Dragon Fight, The Last Dragon, and Surf Ninjas.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataScott Coker on Wikidata
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- 11WikidataScott Coker: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 12WikidataBellator Kickboxing, Founder
- 13WikidataStrikeforce, Founder