Coker: Both sides want to make a deal
Scott Coker doesn’t believe Ken Hershman’s exit from Showtime spells the end for Strikeforce’s relationship with the premium cable channel….
Scott Coker doesn’t believe Ken Hershman’s exit from Showtime spells the end for Strikeforce’s relationship with the premium cable channel.
The Strikeforce CEO today spoke with Showtime executives following news of Hershman’s departure from the network, reportedly for a job at HBO, and said the network wants to remain in the MMA business.
“There are negotiations going on to extend the deal, and I believe both sides want to make a deal,” Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Both sides have indicated to me that they’d like to stay in this relationship.”
Coker said the much of the same executive staff will oversee the remaining events Strikeforce owes to Showtime, which comprise three major events and three of the promotion’s Challenger series through February 2012.
