Strikeforce and Bellator open to co-promote
Strikeforce open to Bellator co-promotion, Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez fight by Dann Stupp on May 17, 2010 at 1:15…
Strikeforce open to Bellator co-promotion, Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez fight
by Dann Stupp on May 17, 2010 at 1:15 pm ET
A potential fight between two of the world’s top 155-pound fighters outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship is one step closer to fruition.
Just hours after officials from Bellator Fighting Championships distributed a press release campaigning for a fight between their lightweight champ, Eddie Alvarez, and Strikeforce lightweight title-holder Gilbert Melenedez, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he’s open to co-promoting the champion-vs.-champion bout.
“If the stars align and we can work out all the terms and conditions and timing, we’d do it,” Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Of course we would. Why wouldn’t we? Let’s go do this.”