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Recent Bellator Fighting Championships signee Josh Neer (27-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is looking forward to his recently announced May fight with Eddie Alvarez (19-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC) for a few reasons. First, with the fight scheduled at 160 pounds, Neer is excited that he won’t have to drop the additional five pounds necessary to make the [...] The day after the first caged fight card in promotional history, the winners from DREAM 12 gathered at a hotel in Osaka for a post-fight conference. The public reaction to the newly unveiled cage and the broad implication of caged fight card held by a major Japanese organization will likely become evident in weeks and months [...] James Thompson, introduced as Alistair Overeem’s opponent on the eve of Saturday’s DREAM.12 event, didn’t overcome the hideous odds against him – as high as 18-to-1 against with some books – and suffered a swift, first-round submission loss to the Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. The heavyweight bout capped today’s DREAM.12 event. The event, which also featured [...] Bellator FC standout Jorge Masvidal (18-4) has been added to Sengoku “Eleventh Battle” against former Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka (25-9-9) from the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Japan on Nov. 7 according to Tapology.com. The event will be broadcast stateside via HDNet. Kitaoka comes off a demoralizing loss to Mizuto Hirota at Sengoku: “Ninth Battle” in [...] After a planned bout with Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez didn’t work out, DREAM officials today announced they’ve instead matched up Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (14-3-1) with Daisuke Nakamura (20-10). The bout is part of the Oct. 6 fight card at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. The show airs in North America on HDNet. DREAM officials also [...] Gesias “JZ” Calvancante (14-3-1) won’t get his first choice of an opponent, but he’s got a second pick in mind for DREAM.11. Although initial plans to fight Eddie Alavarez fell apart when the slugger won Bellator Fighting Championships’ first-ever lightweight title earlier this year, Calvancante hopes he can now score a fight with notable Joachim Hansen [...] |
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