Coker: MW tourney in 2-3 months....

http://www.sherdog.com/videos/recent/Coker-Middleweight-Tourney-in-2-3-Months-if-Shields-Vacates-2482


sweet.

From Sherdog:

Tim Kennedy and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos made big impressions on Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker following victories at Strikeforce "Live" in Los Angeles, which reportedly drew 5,259 attendees for a $418,061 gate.

Coker said Kennedy has handily earned a slot in a proposed eight-main middleweight tournament the promotion is currently weighing should 185-pound champion Jake Shields leave the organization for the UFC. Kennedy could join Dan Henderson Robbie Lawler, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Kazuo Misaki and the winner of next week's Scott Smith-Cung Le rematch in the multi-night single-elimination tournament, said the promoter. Coker estimates the tournament could be underway in 2-3 months.

Also discussed by Strikeforce's head honcho: the acquisition of Russian boxer Sergei Kharitonov and who he might meet first, an update on Fedor Emelianenko's delay into the U.S. this week, and why Coker has a feeling June 26's Emelianenko-Werdum bout could bring on the upset.

Robbie deserves a shot. I think that fight should have gone his way and could have been a draw easy with the 1st round being up in the air.

Also the suspensions from the brawl do not kick in until they sign the suspension notice(which was just mailed) not from the time of the brawl.

And possibly Cavalcante for Mo. which at first take looks like a mismatch, but if we consider Mo's inexperience, this is prob the type of guy he should be fighting.

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

Robbie deserves a shot. I think that fight should have gone his way and could have been a draw easy with the 1st round being up in the air.

oh no doubt, plus he was fighting a 205er. That in no way should keep him out of the 185 tournament.

And Coker sounds like he and shields are far apart on $$$$. Would it matter anyway? don't know, but Shields prob won't get the kind of $$$ his record says he should get. I doubt Dana is loading up the wheelbarrow either.