Scott Coker Quotes

My background in promoting martial arts started in 1985 when we were doing PK Karate, which was on ESPN. Fast forward to when mixed martial arts became legal in California. I made the jump to MMA and never looked back.

I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don't joke, because it's danger.

I have fought all over the world, and I am excited to be in 'EA Sports MMA' because this game is going to show the global appeal of mixed martial arts.

You know, MMA doesn't need New York, New York needs MMA. And I say that with all due respect to New York.

I've always loved UFC. I watched it back since the days it wasn't big in Australia at all, and you had to watch a Blockbuster videos. They would always come like a year late, but I tried as many of the live ones I could or wait for the videos to come out. So, I've loved the sport for that long. I've always been into martial arts.

I love MMA.

I have always been a big fan of combat sports - ever since I can remember, it was something that appealed to me and something that I thought I would be good at.

The fans want to see a conclusive finish. It's quite a brutal, barbaric sport and the people who watch it want to see someone out. That's what I do for a living.

We all know the difference between sports entertainment and the combat sports that I call, but at the end of the day, they are all spawned from the same source, and there's a lot of mutual respect between the two bodies.

All combat sports are connected.

People try to compete with the UFC but we're the best at what we do.

The UFC brand is going to be here for a long time.

I don't really follow MMA.

After 'Avatar' ended, I spent a lot of time watching MMA and kickboxing fights on UFC, WEC, DREAM, and K-1.

I'm really considering getting into amateur wrestling and getting into more tournaments. I'm looking into going to do some Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. I'm looking into everything.

I've always been a UFC fan, and I like McGregor and the way he promotes it.

MMA is forever evolving.

UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport.

There will always be a place for 'The Ultimate Fighter.'

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

I was K-1 world champion.

I feel like I started with wrestling, and a love of pro wrestling, that lead me to MMA and the UFC. And now it's come full circle back to pro wrestling.

I think the UFC's done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.

My goal is to make wrestling more like mixed martial arts.

MMA is something that I may want to get into after football.