DREAM 12 to Feature Six-Sided Cage; Eddie Alvarez vs. Katsunori Kikuno to Headline
It looks like the recent surge of popularity of mixed martial arts stateside has influenced the Japanese promoters of DREAM to Americanize their event to some degree. DREAM has long used a four cornered ring during all of their events up until this point. They have also long employed two rounds, with the first being ten minutes and the second being five, as opposed to the three five-minute rounds commonly... [Read More...]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller III set for September
Ronaldo “Jacare” de Souza and Jason “Mayhem” Miller are slated to wage battle for the third time at a DREAM event expected to take place sometime in September. The confirmation of the bout came through Jacare’s coach, Josuel Distak, in a recent report on TATAME.com. “Jacaré will return to the ring in September to fight again with Jason Miller,” said Distak. The... [Read More...]
Report: Cro Cop Abandons UFC for DREAM after UFC 99 win
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filpovic let Dana White know that he would be leaving the UFC to fight for DREAM just after his TKO victory over Mustapha Al Turk at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from Kevin Iole over at Yahoo! Sports. Just one month ago UFC President White did something almost completely unprecedented in the promotions history when he made a verbal... [Read More...]
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Gegard Mousasi confirmed for DREAM Super Hulk Tournament
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has recently been informed by sources close to the situation that Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will be facing off with Gegard Mousasi in the next round of DREAM’s Super Hulk Tournament. Sokoudjou rebounded from consecutive losses at the hands of Luiz Arthur Cane and Renato “Babalu” Sobral when he stopped the much larger Jan Nortge by TKO with a storm of punches in... [Read More...]
Filho on Manhoef: ‘Anyone who thinks I’ll exchange punches with him is wrong’
Sometimes controversial and always dangerous Brazilian submission expert Paulo Filho is preparing himself to face off with one of the scariest men currently competing in mixed martial arts when he meets up with Melvin Manhoef. The two are scheduled to butt heads at DREAM 10 which has been scheduled for July 20. Manhoef is without a doubt one of the most vicious finishers currently competing in the... [Read More...]
Aoki vs. Ribeiro and Manhoef vs. Filho announced for DREAM 10
Fresh off an eventful card that took place this morning at DREAM 9, DREAM has announced a couple of unexpected match-ups for the organizations tenth event scheduled for July 20. Shinya Aoki, who is coming off a knockout loss to Hayato Sakurai in the first round of the DREAM welterweight grand prix, will be returning to the lightweight division to take on Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro. Ribeiro... [Read More...]
Andre “Dida” Amade vs. Katsunori Kikuno expected for DREAM 10
Brazilian knockout specialist Andre “Dida” Amade is expected to make his return to the ring at DREAM 10 against DEEP champion Katsunori Kikuno according to a recent report on Tatame.com. The event is scheduled for July 20 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Amade made a home for himself early in his career at the feared Chute Boxe Academy before recently making the exodus to Universidade... [Read More...]
High vs. Galvao and Sakurai vs. Zaromskis set for final round of Dream welterweight GP
It appears as though the match-ups of the deciding round of Dream’s welterweight grand prix is a done deal. Jason High will face off with Andre Galvao while Hayato Sakurai is set to duke it out with Marius Zaromskis. Dream 10 is set to take place on July 20 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The news was confirmed to MMAweekly.com in a report from a source close to High. High submitted... [Read More...]
Mayhem submits Hose in Hawaii; Confirms upcoming title shot with Dream
Star of MTV’s Bully Beatdown Jason “Mayhem” Miller managed to secure a first round rear-naked choke submission victory over a game Kala Hose last night in Hawaii at the debut event for the Kingdom MMA promotion. The two felt each other out on the feet for a while before Mayhem shot in for a double leg takedown and ended up directly into side control. From there Mayhem punished Hose... [Read More...]
Kid Yamamoto will make long awaited return in Dream Featherweight Grand Prix
After more than a year away from mixed martial arts, one of the sports undisputed best little men will make his highly anticipated return to action when Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto faces off with former Greco-Roman wrestling world champion Joe Warren. The pair will butt heads on in the second round of Dream’s featherweight grand prix May 26 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Fourteen... [Read More...]
Full DREAM.8 lineup unveiled
WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will be taking on Hayato “Mach” Sakurai in the main event of Dream.8, which is scheduled to take place on April 5 in Japan. MMAJunkie.com has released the full lineup for the show, which will feature a rematch between the two Japanese icons as well as four first round bouts from the welterweight Grand Prix. Additionally, there will also be a final first round... [Read More...]
Report: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic offered new three-fight deal with DREAM/K-1
After publicly stating his interest in bringing Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic back to the UFC in January, UFC President Dana White may have just missed his chance to bring the Croatian heavyweight back to the company. According to a report from British MMA magazine, Fighters Only, Filipovic has been offered a new three-fight deal from DREAM/K-1 that would include a fight with Alistair Overeem... [Read More...]
Imanari, Cullum, Ishida, and Kawajiri all victorious at DREAM.7
Last night at the Saitama Super Arena Dream kicked off the beginning of its Featherweight Grand Prix at Dream.7. The first bout of the Grand Prix pitted Takafumi Otsuka (8-3-1) vs. Bibiano Fernandes (3-2-0). with Fernandes winning via unanimous decision. WEC featherweight champion Chase Beebe (12-3-0) then took on Joe Warren, who was making his MMA debut. The fight was stopped after the first round... [Read More...]
Tatsuya Kawajiri set to fight Ross Ebanez at DREAM.7
A lightweight bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Ross Ebanez has been signed to take place at DREAM.7 on March 8 in Saitama, Japan at the Saitama Super Arena. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was notified of the matchup via official e-mail from BJPenn.com, the official web site for UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. Kawajiri is the eight best lightweight in the world, according to the rankings for the World Alliance... [Read More...]
Matchups revealed for DREAM’s featherweight Grand Prix; Kid Yamamoto gets first round bye
The Fighter Entertainment Group has announced the matchups for their featherweight Grand Prix which will commence at Dream.7 on March 8 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The fights will be contested at 139 pounds as opposed to 145 pounds, which is the recognized weight limit for featherweight under the unified rules of MMA. World renowned Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto has been granted... [Read More...]
John Alessio in talks to fight Shinya Aoki during DREAM welterweight Grand Prix
Rumors have been sweeping the Internet in recent days pointing to a welterweight affiliated with the Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas as being involved in negotiations to fight WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki during the first round of DREAM’s upcoming welterweight tournament. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed through its sources that the fighter in question is former WEC and UFC veteran... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki and Hayato Sakurai set for DREAM welterweight Grand Prix
The Fighter Entertainment Group (FEG) has released a partial list of fighters who will compete in their welterweight Grand Prix which will begin on April 5 at Dream.8. Newly crowned WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, fresh off a submission victory over Eddie Alvarez at FEG’s New Years’ Eve event, will make the jump to welterweight to compete in the Grand Prix. You may recall that Aoki... [Read More...]
KOTC champion Abel Cullum confirmed for DREAM featherweight Grand Prix
Current King of the Cage flyweight champion and former EliteXC bantamweight title challenger Abel Cullum is the latest fighter to be added to the field for DREAM’s upcoming featherweight Grand Prix. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news late Friday with Cullum’s father and manager, John Cullum. Cullum, 13-2, received his first shot a national exposure when he challenged Wilson Reis for... [Read More...]
DREAM reveals competitors for featherweight Grand Prix
With the lightweight Grand Prix completed and a bright new year ahead DREAM has announced the participants for its upcoming featherweight Grand Prix. The first round is scheduled to take place at Dream 7 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on March 7. The first round will consist of matches that will feature Atsushi Yamamoto, Micah Miller, Bibiano Fernandes, Hideo Tokoro, Daiki “D.J. Taiki”... [Read More...]
Cro Cop, Aoki, and host of underdogs victorious at FEG’s “Dynamite!!”
The Fighter Entertainment Group held a massive 17-bout show on New Year’s Eve in Japan that featured fighters from both its K-1 kickboxing and DREAM mixed martial arts rosters. The show, which emanated from the Saitama Super Arena in the city of Saitama and was televised live on network TV in Japan, featured a mix of bouts that were contested under K-1 and also MMA rules. In some unusual matchmaking,... [Read More...]
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