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DREAM import Shinya Aoki will get first crack at newly-crowned lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez when the Japanese submission fighter makes his stateside debut on the main card of the upcoming Strikeforce event planned for April 17 on CBS. Josh Gross of SI.com tweeted the proposed match-up earlier today. The bout is expected to serve as one of [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Fighter-turned-actor-turned fighter and current free agent Roger Huerta (20-3-1) has been in talks with the San Jose-based Strikeforce promotion after satisfying his UFC contract in a split decision loss to undefeated lightweight contender Gray Maynard at the Sept. 16 UFC Fight Night 19 event in Oklahoma. “El Matador” — who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated [...] Preceding the first caged fight card by a major Japanese MMA organization, DREAM 11 will storm the Yokohama arena in Yokohama, Japan, this Tuesday (Oct. 6) on HDNet at 7 AM ET. DREAM 11 hosts the conclusion of the Featherweight Grand Prix and the Lightweight title match between Joachim Hansen and Shinya Aoki. As if those [...] Props:DREAM Channel Quoteworthy: “I am not concerned about my opponent. It does not matter who I face — as long as I let my style shine and fully express myself in the ring, everything will be fine. Yes, I want a belt. Actually, let me rephrase that: I just want to win and do not want to [...] We all knew it was coming. And today Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) made it official. Grappling sensation Shinya Aoki is set to do battle with DREAM 2008 lightweight grand prix winner Joachim Hansen for the promotion’s lightweight strap at DREAM 11 from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on Oct. 6. The pair has faced off [...] DREAM lightweight champion Joachim Hansen (19-7-1) will make his long-awaited first title defense against the man he beat to claim the belt, Shinya Aoki (21-4), at DREAM.11. The long-rumored bout was officially announced by the Japanese-based organization earlier today. DREAM.11 takes place Oct. 6 at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. The card airs on HDNet in North [...] 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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