Strikeforce: “Why not Batista?”

Scott Coker, CEO of the MMA group, Strikeforce, was a guest on Sherdog’s “Beatdown” show where he discussed the possibility of former WWE star Batista joining the promotion.

Batista told TMZ.com a few weeks back that he had signed with Strikeforce, but there were later reports that he did not sign with the company.

“Is he signed right now? No. But is he somebody we’d like to see in the cage in the future fighting for Strikeforce? It’s a possibility.” Coker said. “Just like we did with Herschel [Walker], we’d have to put him into a gym. It doesn’t matter what gym, as long as it’s a reputable mixed martial arts academy. He has to go in there and train because if he didn’t, we’d probably have a short relationship.

Coker was asked about a possibility of a Batista-Bobby Lashley fight; Lashley also wrestled for WWE.

“That would just be a fun fight to watch,” Coker said. “We’re not the guys that are putting all the circus fights on, but in all fairness, look at Brock Lesnar. He made the crossover. Why not Batista?”