Bellator President Scott Coker Recounts Hugh Hefner’s Association with MMA

Hugh Hefner was a pop culture icon whose reach stretched across the American landscape. Believe it or not, Hefner even had his hand in mixed martial arts at one time. 

Does anyone recall Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion?

The promotion actually held two fight cards at Hefner’s famed home: one in 2007 and then again in 2008.

Hefner passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the age of 91. The founder of Playboy magazine, which he built into a multi-media empire, Hefner passed away at his home, The Playboy Mansion, which played host to the two Strikeforce cards.

“Hugh Hefner represented pop culture in a way that no else could. When he offered to host STRIKEFORCE at the iconic Playboy Mansion back in 2007, we knew that was something we couldn’t turn down,” Strikeforce founder and current Bellator president Scott Coker told UPROXX on Thursday, recounting his former promotion’s relationship with Hefner.

This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com