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Scott Coker‘s new MMA promotion will be Ki MMA, set to launch in 2027.

The former president of the now-defunct Bellator MMA announced that it will launch early next year, alongside Rich Chou.

And the promotion is reportedly set to kick off with a 32-Man Grand Prix Tournament in the featherweight division. A total of 32 fighters across 4 continents, viz. Asia, Europe, South America, and North America (eight from each continent) will fight it out, with four continental champions eventually getting crowned.

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The winners from each continent will compete in the final event, in a knockout format, to win the Ki MMA championship.

In addition to this, the fights are set to take place in a ring.

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Coker then, in an interview with talkSport, spoke about the money on offer for the fighters in Ki MMA. He said:

So those athletes will fight each other in one night for the finals to crown the world champion…That’s the one that will win the big prize money, and the fighters will win money along the way…But if you win the big World Cup finals, then you’ll get the majority of the prize money. You’ll be the world champ, and you’ll be fighting two times in one night.

It is also worth noting that Ki comes from a Japanese word that signifies ‘spirit, mind, and energy.’

Potential Locations For Ki MMA tournament Confirmed by Scott Coker

Scott Coker also confirmed the potential locations for the Ki MMA Grand Prix tournament.

Among them were San Jose (North America), Dublin, Budapest, Italy, or France (Europe), South Korea, Japan (Asia), and Brazil (South America).

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Dan Hooker isn’t shying away from admitting exactly what’s driving him into the octagon against “new kids” like Salahdine Parnasse, and it has little to do with rankings or reputation.

The veteran lightweight will take on Parnasse in the main event of UFC Paris 2026 at the Accor Arena this weekend.

Ahead of the fight, Hooker spoke about the upcoming bout set to be the “biggest payday” of his career, and said that he would even fight Francis Ngannou if offered the same money. In an interview with RMC Sport Combat, ‘Hangman’ said:

If they pay me this much money to fight the new kids then I’ll be fighting the new kids until the day I die…I’d fight Francis Ngannou for the amount of money they’re paying. Biggest payday of my career for sure.

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Despite fighting some of the biggest names in the division, including Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, and even Michael Chandler, it’s Parnasse who is set to hand Hooker the biggest purse of his career.

Dan Hooker Brings Up Michael Chandler and Salahdine Parnasse to explain why he will be Usman Nurmagomedov’s First Fight

Usman Nurmagomedov might be one of the biggest names next in line to join the UFC. The undefeated (22-0) fighter has not renewed his contract with the PFL (MVP MMA), making him one of MMA’s hottest free agents.

And Dan Hooker believes he will be the one to welcome Nurmagomedov to the promotion. Citing examples of already having fought a debutant, Michael Chandler, and his upcoming fight against another debutant, Salahdine Parnasse, Hooker stated in an interview with Submission Radio:

It’s the same thing as when I fought Chandler; it’s the same thing with this Parnasse guy. It’ll be the same thing with Usman. No one else will take the fight… None of these other guys in the division wanna risk it. So they call up Dan Hooker, offer him a bit of danger money, and he welcomes these boys to the big leagues. [via Championship Rounds]

Check out Dan Hooker’s comments below:

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