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DREAM Announces Matchups for Featherweight, Super Hulk Tournaments
Jul 20, 2009 - 2:14 pm ET | 7 Comments
DREAM Announces Matchups for Featherweight, Super Hulk Tournaments

The matchups for DREAM’s featherweight and Super Hulk tournaments were announced on Monday by the promotion during the HDNet-broadcast of its DREAM 10 event.

Joe Warren vs. Bibiano Fernandes and Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Hideo Tokoro have been booked for the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix, while Hong Man Choi vs. Ikuhisa Minowa and Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou are set for the open weight Super Hulk tournament.

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DREAM 11 Announced for October 6; To Include Super Hulk Semis and Featherweight GP Finals
Jul 19, 2009 - 9:06 pm ET | 8 Comments
DREAM 11 Announced for October 6; To Include Super Hulk Semis and Featherweight GP Finals

DREAM today announced thats its DREAM 11 event, previously expected to take place in late-September, will instead take place on October 6 at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

The HDNet-televised event will feature the semifinals and finals of the promotion’s featherweight grand prix, as well as the semifinals of the “Super Hulk” open weight tournament.

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Belfort-Santiago Among Additional Bouts Announced for Affliction: Trilogy
Jun 19, 2009 - 1:52 pm ET | 16 Comments
Belfort-Santiago Among Additional Bouts Announced for Affliction: Trilogy

On Thursday, Affliction officially announced the majority of the lineup for its August 1 Affliction: Trilogy event, which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and air live on pay-per-view and HDNet.

Trilogy is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between top-ranked Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett.

Also confirmed for the pay-per-view main card are Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago, and Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron, as well as Paul Buentello, who is expected to take on the winner of a June 27 bout between Pedro Rizzo and Gilbert Yvel.

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Mousasi Expected to Fight “Babalu”, Not Belfort, at Affliction: Trilogy
Jun 1, 2009 - 2:21 pm ET | 5 Comments
Mousasi Expected to Fight “Babalu”, Not Belfort, at Affliction: Trilogy

Originally set to fight Vitor Belfort at Affliction: Trilogy, Gegard Mousasi will instead meet Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral at the August 1st event, according to M-1 Global, which cited sources close to Mousasi.

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Emelianenko-Barnett Official to Headline Affliction: Trilogy; Fourth Event Planned for East Coast
May 29, 2009 - 11:48 am ET | 23 Comments
Emelianenko-Barnett Official to Headline Affliction: Trilogy; Fourth Event Planned for East Coast

On Friday, Affliction officially announced its third event, "Affliction: Trilogy", which will take place on August 1st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and features a main event pitting WAMMA heavyweight champion and top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko against challenger and former UFC champion Josh Barnett.

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Mousasi Challenges Belfort to Catchweight Matchup
May 27, 2009 - 2:34 pm ET | 5 Comments
Mousasi Challenges Belfort to Catchweight Matchup

On the heels of Vitor Belfort's refusal to fight former DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi at any weight higher than 185-pounds, Mousasi has challenged Belfort to a catchweight bout.

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Vitor Belfort Open To Gegard Mousasi Fight, But Only at Middleweight
May 27, 2009 - 10:14 am ET | 4 Comments
Vitor Belfort Open To Gegard Mousasi Fight, But Only at Middleweight

Vitor Belfort speaks to Tatame on his rumored matchup with Gegard Mousasi at Affliction 3. "Now I have to see if he’ll get down to middleweight. Who defines this isn’t him. I fight at 185lbs. If they want to do this fight at 185lbs, it’s done, otherwise I see no option to go up."

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Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfort Added to Affliction 3 Lineup
May 26, 2009 - 1:51 pm ET | 10 Comments
Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfort Added to Affliction 3 Lineup

Gegard Mousasi, who was victorious over Mark Hunt on Tuesday at DREAM 9, will take on Vitor Belfort at Affliction's third event on August 1st in Anaheim, California. Mousasi revealed the matchup in a post-fight interview at M-1Global.com.

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DREAM 9 Results: Miller and Jacare No Contest; Kid, JZ, and Sapp Upset
May 26, 2009 - 9:43 am ET | 13 Comments
DREAM 9 Results: Miller and Jacare No Contest; Kid, JZ, and Sapp Upset

A new DREAM middleweight champion failed to be crowned on Tuesday at DREAM 9, as Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza fought to a no contest in their headliner for the vacant title at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

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Super Hulk Tournament Featuring Canseco, Sapp, and Mousasi Announced For DREAM 9
Apr 30, 2009 - 10:40 am ET | 22 Comments
Super Hulk Tournament Featuring Canseco, Sapp, and Mousasi Announced For DREAM 9

Fighting and Entertainment Group announced on Thursday an eight-man open weight "Super Hulk Tournament", which will begin on May 26th at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan at DREAM 9.

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Mousasi-Sokoudjou Possible For DREAM 9
Mar 28, 2009 - 1:05 pm ET | 13 Comments
Mousasi-Sokoudjou Possible For DREAM 9

DREAM middleweight grand prix winner Gegard Mousasi could square off against former PRIDE and UFC fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in a light heavyweight bout at DREAM 9 on May 26th in Japan.

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Quick Hits: Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva, Kimbo Slice, Gegard Mousasi, Cain Velasquez
Nov 30, 2008 - 1:37 pm ET | 37 Comments
Quick Hits: Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva, Kimbo Slice, Gegard Mousasi, Cain Velasquez

Recently on MMAFrenzy.com:

WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has canceled a scheduled US press tour to begin training for his bout against Andrei Arlovski on January 24th at Affliction: Day of Reckoning.
The UFC has released light heavyweight knockout artist Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
A rumored rematch between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Alistair Overeem has been scrapped from [...]

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Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett, Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfor Slated For Next Affliction Event
Oct 1, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 33 Comments

DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1), who last week claimed the title with an upkick knockout of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at DREAM 6, has signed with Affliction and will debut at the promotion’s next event, tentatively slated for January 17th in Anaheim, California, against Vitor Belfort (17-8).
Mousasi confirmed the matchup to Fighters Only.
Belfort, a former [...]

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DREAM 6 Fight Card Finalized
Sep 14, 2008 - 11:30 am ET | 14 Comments

DREAM has finalized the fight card for DREAM 6, which takes place on September 23rd at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and airs live in the US on HDNet.
The now-complete fight card features:

Winner of Manhoef-Mousasi vs. winner of Galesic-Souza
Middleweight Grand Prix Final
Melvin Manhoef vs. Gegard Mousasi
Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Zelg Galesic vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” [...]

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DREAM 4 Results
Jun 15, 2008 - 11:37 am ET | 4 Comments

Melvin Manhoef def. Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO – Round 1
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Ronaldo Souza def. Jason Miller via unanimous decision
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Zelg Galesic def. Taiei Kin via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 1:05
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Gegard Mousasi def. Dong Sik Yoon via unanimous decision
Middleweight Grand Prix Bout
Hideo Tokoro def. Darren Uyenoyama via unanimous decision
Ralek [...]

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