Scott Coker‘s new MMA promotion shall be Ki MMA, set to launch in 2027.
The previous president of the now-defunct Bellator MMA introduced that it’ll launch early subsequent yr, alongside Wealthy Chou.
And the promotion is reportedly set to kick off with a 32-Man Grand Prix Event within the featherweight division. A complete of 32 fighters throughout 4 continents, viz. Asia, Europe, South America, and North America (eight from every continent) will combat it out, with 4 continental champions finally getting topped.
The winners from every continent will compete within the ultimate occasion, in a knockout format, to win the Ki MMA championship.
Along with this, the fights are set to happen in a hoop.
Try the Ki MMA ring under:
Coker then, in an interview with talkSport, spoke in regards to the cash on supply for the fighters in Ki MMA. He mentioned:
So these athletes will combat one another in a single evening for the finals to crown the world champion…That’s the one that can win the massive prize cash, and the fighters will win cash alongside the way in which…However for those who win the massive World Cup finals, you then’ll get the vast majority of the prize cash. You’ll be the world champ, and also you’ll be preventing two occasions in a single evening.
It’s also value noting that Ki comes from a Japanese phrase that signifies ‘spirit, thoughts, and power.’
Potential Places For Ki MMA event Confirmed by Scott Coker
Scott Coker additionally confirmed the potential places for the Ki MMA Grand Prix event.
Amongst them had been San Jose (North America), Dublin, Budapest, Italy, or France (Europe), South Korea, Japan (Asia), and Brazil (South America).
