Scott Coker details how Cris Cyborg’s new Bellator deal came to fruition

Scott Coker On Cris Cyborg’s New Deal

Speaking to reporters following Bellator 296, Coker discussed closing the deal with Cyborg, and his opinion on why the 145-pound titleholder chose to stay (h/t MMAJunkie.com).

“You know what, it was really interesting,” Coker said. “I don’t want to tell you about the whole process, but we got a phone call from her and her manager, and they said, ‘We have chosen to stay, and we would like to make a deal.’ So within an hour, we made a deal and inked it in the next two hours. So within a three-hour period, we went from waiting to see what was going to happen with her right to match and other offers coming from other leagues to her making a choice to stay with Bellator and continue her fighting career. We’ve been together such a long time. Her first fight with us was in 2009, so we have a long relationship. I just think she felt comfortable, and she saw our commitment to that weight division is strong.”