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Gegard Mousasi and Renato “Babalu” Sobral have some additional company in the Japanese-based DREAM promotion’s upcoming light heavyweight tournament. Earlier today MMAjunkie.com reported that Sobral has signed with DREAM and will compete alongside Mousasi in the tourney, which is expected to kick off in May at DREAM.15. And according to MMAFighting.com, DREAM officials have confirmed former PRIDE [...] For the first time in nearly nine years, Renato “Babalu” Sobral (35-8) is Japan-bound. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and UFC contender has signed a multi-fight contract with DREAM and will participate in the promotion’s upcoming light heavyweight tournament, which is set to begin May 30 at DREAM.15. Richard Wilner, Sobral’s attorney and manager, confirmed the [...] In the early years of the new millennium, with the UFC struggling for U.S. acceptance and PRIDE in its Japanese heyday, the companies toyed around with the idea of co-promotion through fighter sharing. The UFC has since changed courses on that thought, and you’re unlikely to see a fighter under Zuffa contract ever appearing in another [...] Bellator’s season-two tournaments continue to take shape, and the organization today announced another solid addition to the 145-pound field. Three-time DREAM veteran and world-class wrestler Joe Warren (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) will compete in Bellator’s next featherweight tournament. Warren is best known to MMA fans as the man who knocked off former WEC champ Chase Beebe [...] Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) held a press conference on Thursday, January 28th to unveil the plan it has in store for DREAM in 2010. The inaugural event of the year, DREAM 13, will take place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on Monday, March 22. DREAM has confirmed the previously rumored featherweight title bout in which [...] With DREAM.13 officially announced for March 22, the Japanese-based promotion today unveiled plans for the rest of the 2010 DREAM schedule, which includes a possible event in South Korea and a traditional New Year Eve’s show. Although an official date has been set only for DREAM.13, DREAM officials expect additional events in April, May, July, September, [...] The Japanese-based DREAM promotion today officially announced its next event, DREAM.13, takes place March 22. The event is set for the 17,000-seat Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, and is expected to air in North America on HDNet. A featherweight title fight between champion Bibiano Fernandes and Joachim Hansen is possible for the show but wasn’t part of [...] |
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