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Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker Talks About The CBS Fedor vs. Rogers Show
FanHouse: We had previously heard Fedor vs. Rogers would be on Showtime. How did the deal go down to put it on CBS?
Scott Coker: We just got a call that CBS was interested in doing that fight, and we were all in agreement that would be a win-win for CBS to put MMA back on the air. It’s a great day for the mixed martial arts industry. FanHouse: Will Shields and Miller fight each other?
Scott Coker: That hasn’t been confirmed.
This is an exciting fight for the sport of mixed martial arts. ...
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Original at Yahoo! Sports
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FL MMA ---------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 23rd. UFC 98 MGM Grand Garden Arena-Las Vegas, NV. R. Evans +170 L. Machida -190M. Serra +210 M. Hughes -250 F. Edgar +250 S. Sherk -300 ...
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