New York rapper 50 Cent looks like he’s ‘this’ close to dipping his toes into the mixed martial arts world. The hip-hop veteran has linked up with Bellator CEO Scott Coker.
Fif went to social media Thursday (May 3) and promised he had something big in the works alongside Coker.
I’m busy working on something, that’s gonna blow your mind. #thebag
The pic sparked a flurry of reactions from MMA fans and celebs alike.
Does he want to promote the Floyd Mayweather Jr. of MMA?
Is 50 a Danis guy? Both New Yorkers.
If you're going to have any famous rapper invest in Bellator, 50 is the guy to get. Almost everyone in the hip hop/rap community respects him and shuts up when he speaks.
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More Ariel Helwani Retweeted 50cent
Regarding this photo: 50 and Coker met today. I’m told 50 was curious about the fight game, promotion etc and asked to meet, Coker happy to talk. Described to me as a “fact-finding” meeting. Nothing more at this time regarding any kind of working relationship w/ Bellator."
One thing to consider is that 50 cent is a quality producer of content.
Peasant -Imagine those two naked playing tennis
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I wouldn't be surprised if he's trying to get Soulja Boy to fight Chris Brown or some dumb s***
The Destroyer88 -If you're going to have any famous rapper invest in Bellator, 50 is the guy to get. Almost everyone in the hip hop/rap community respects him and shuts up when he speaks.
And hes really got a LOT of money right now.
Hes 42. That old bastard is crazy
BubblesNS -Hes 42. That old bastard is crazy
Wait, he's not going to fight, right? He's going to co-promote or invest some creative content or something.
Fiddy merks the winner of the HW GP
I’m sure everyone will be looking to get involved with 50 cent after his resounding success as a boxing promoter.
50 came really close to be the biggest name in boxing. Seriously, anyone who's heard him speak about what his plans with Mayweather were would be impressed.
He was leveraging that relationship to start a UFC life promotion in boxing. And they would've been in great position to steal Pacquiao away from Arum. He was signing a bunch of dope fighters (like Gamboa and Kirkland) and he (whether they signed Pac or not) was going to use the Mayweather Pacquiao super fight and a TUF like show to expose all the other fighters they signed.
If you've seen all the success he's had in TV I really think the show, the fight, and the promotion would've all been huge. But when Mayweather got out of jail he just started acting erratic and backed out of everything leading to the whole beef between those two where we found Floyd couldn't read. A lot of people thought it was Floyd being scared to fight Pacquiao, but really it had a lot more to do with him being told that his chick at the time (Ms. Jackson) was fucking 50.
MisterHawkeMMA -50 came really close to be the biggest name in boxing. Seriously, anyone who's heard him speak about what his plans with Mayweather were would be impressed.
He was leveraging that relationship to start a UFC life promotion in boxing. And they would've been in great position to steal Pacquiao away from Arum. He was signing a bunch of dope fighters (like Gamboa and Kirkland) and he (whether they signed Pac or not) was going to use the Mayweather Pacquiao super fight and a TUF like show to expose all the other fighters they signed.
If you've seen all the success he's had in TV I really think the show, the fight, and the promotion would've all been huge. But when Mayweather got out of jail he just started acting erratic and backed out of everything leading to the whole beef between those two where we found Floyd couldn't read. A lot of people thought it was Floyd being scared to fight Pacquiao, but really it had a lot more to do with him being told that his chick at the time (Ms. Jackson) was fucking 50.
Actually Fiddy was trying to go behind Haymon’s back and take Floyd so he can make the deal with PAC. Floyd it too loyal to Haymon and Al has a lot more pull and experience in boxing. Fiddy fucked Gamboa over.
