Strikeforce wants one leg of Heavyweight Grand Prix in Japan
Strikeforce could be taking its show international, including part of its upcoming Heavyweight Grand Prix that kicks off in February….
Strikeforce could be taking its show international, including part of its upcoming Heavyweight Grand Prix that kicks off in February.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker tells MMAWeekly Radio that the company has been exploring expansion into Canada and likely taking at least one leg of the Grand Prix overseas to Japan.
We’re having a couple conversations right now and we definitely want to travel to Canada at some point, which we’re working on, Coker said. We’d definitely like to take one leg of the tournament at some point, it doesn’t have to be the next one or it could be the semifinals or maybe even the fights, but we’d like to eventually this year take one of those legs to Japan.
Strikeforce hasn’t ventured to Japan before, but they do have strong ties with FEG, the company that promotes Dream and K-1 events in the country. Coker has had a relationship working with K-1 for several years, and it would seemingly make for an easy transition for his company to make it to Japan.