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Quick Hits: Rothwell Eyes “Cro Cop” for UFC 115, Perosh Gets Four-Fight UFC Deal, ProElite Returns, and More
Feb 24, 2010 - 1:04 pm ET | 11 Comments
Quick Hits: Rothwell Eyes “Cro Cop” for UFC 115, Perosh Gets Four-Fight UFC Deal, ProElite Returns, and More

Ben Rothwell is targeting a fight with Mirko “Cro Cop,” originally scheduled for last Saturday’s UFC 110, for June’s UFC 115 in Vancouver, while Rothwell’s replacement, Anthony Perosh, has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC despite losing to “Cro Cop”.

ProElite, whose EliteXC brand featured Kimbo Slice in nationally televised events on CBS, is being resurrected and will soon resume promoting MMA events. Read about all the latest MMA news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits.

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Dynamite!! 2009 Results: Yoshida Ruins Ishii’s Debut; Aoki, Mousasi, Overeem, and Minowa Victorious
Dec 31, 2009 - 11:00 am ET | 29 Comments
Dynamite!! 2009 Results: Yoshida Ruins Ishii’s Debut; Aoki, Mousasi, Overeem, and Minowa Victorious

Hidehiko Yoshida ruined the anticipated debut of fellow Olympic Judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii, topping the MMA newcomer by unanimous decision in MMA main event of Thursday’s 18-bout “Dynamite!! 2009″ event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

In other notable MMA action, Shinya Aoki broke Mizuto Hirota’s arm for an opening-round submission win, Ikuhisa Minowa upset Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou with a third-round TKO to win DREAM’s “Super Hulk” tourney and Gegard Mousasi and Alistair Overeem each earned first-round knockouts.

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Dynamite!! 2009 Lineup Set With 18 Fights
Dec 30, 2009 - 2:48 pm ET | 10 Comments
Dynamite!! 2009 Lineup Set With 18 Fights

The lineup for tomorrow’s “Dynamite!! 2009″ event, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, is now official and features 18 MMA and K-1 bouts, including DREAM vs. Sengoku matchups.

The card, which will be televised live on HDNet beginning at 3am ET, is headlined by a K-1 rematch between Masato and Andy Souwer and also includes Gary Goodridge vs. Gegard Mousasi, Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in DREAM’s “Super Hulk” tournament finale, and Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Partial Card Announced For Dynamite!! 2009
Dec 15, 2009 - 3:11 pm ET | 6 Comments
Partial Card Announced For Dynamite!! 2009

At a press conference Tuesday in Japan, Fighting Entertainment Group, the organizers behind the “Dynamite!! 2009″ New Years Eve hybrid K-1 and MMA card announced several new fights for the event. Among the newly announced fights were several “Dream vs. SRC” bouts, which include several well known fighters, including Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, and Alistair Overeem.

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Sengoku Teams Up With DREAM For Dynamite!! 2009 New Year’s Eve Event
Nov 25, 2009 - 10:38 am ET | 4 Comments
Sengoku Teams Up With DREAM For Dynamite!! 2009 New Year’s Eve Event

World Victory Road’s Sengoku Raiden Championships has dropped plans to hold a competing New Year’s Eve event in Japan and will instead partner with Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM for Dynamite!! 2009, the promotions announced on Wednesday.

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WVR Cancels New Years Eve Sengoku, Likely To Co-Promote With FEG For Dynamite!! 2009
Nov 12, 2009 - 4:21 pm ET | 1 Comment
WVR Cancels New Years Eve Sengoku, Likely To Co-Promote With FEG For Dynamite!! 2009

World Victory Road, the promotion behind the “Sengoku” titled fight events has reportedly canceled it’s scheduled New Years Event. The event would have featured the replacement of the name “Sengoku” with “Sengoku Raiden Championships” for the MMA events, and gone head to head with FEG’s “Dynamite!!2009″ New Years Eve event. Instead it appears that WVR will be teaming up with FEG to promote Dynamite!!2009,

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K-1/DREAM “Dyanamite!! 2009″ Officially Announced
Oct 14, 2009 - 6:00 pm ET | 4 Comments
K-1/DREAM “Dyanamite!! 2009″ Officially Announced

The officials over at FEG and DREAM officially made an expected announcement today that they will be holding their annual New Years Eve show again this year, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. K-1 executive Sadaharu Tanikawa said that the event would follow last year’s hybrid format, including both K-1 bouts and Dream MMA bouts, to fill out an eighteen fight card.

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DREAM 11 Results: Fernandes Tops Takaya To Win Featherweight GP, Aoki Submits Hansen to Capture DREAM Title
Oct 6, 2009 - 11:39 am ET | 27 Comments
DREAM 11 Results: Fernandes Tops Takaya To Win Featherweight GP, Aoki Submits Hansen to Capture DREAM Title

Bibiano Fernandes upset Joe Warren in the DREAM featherweight grand prix semifinals then topped Hiroyuki Takeya in the main event of DREAM 11 on Tuesday to become the promotion’s featherweight champion.

In other notable action at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan, Shinya Aoki became DREAM’s lightweight champ by submitting title-holder Joachim Hansen in the closing seconds of their co-headlining matchup, veteran Kazushi Sakuraba easily submitted newcomer Rubin Williams, and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Ikuhisa Minowa advanced to the Super Hulk tournament finale.

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DREAM 11 Weigh-In Results: Joachim Hansen, Shinya Aoki on Weight for Title Bout
Oct 5, 2009 - 10:32 am ET | 12 Comments
DREAM 11 Weigh-In Results: Joachim Hansen, Shinya Aoki on Weight for Title Bout

DREAM today held weigh-ins for tomorrow’s DREAM 11 event, which takes place at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan and airs live in North America on HDNet.

Headliners Joachim Hansen, the promotion’s lightweight champ, and challenger Shinya Aoki were both on weight for their main event matchup, as were featherweights Bibiano Fernandes, Joe Warren,Hiroyuki Takaya, and Hideo Tokoro, who will all be in action on Tuesday in the conclusion of DREAM’s 2009 featherweight grand prix.

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Gegard Mousasi Off DREAM 11, “JZ” Cavalcante vs. Nakamura Announced for October 6
Sep 9, 2009 - 10:00 am ET | 8 Comments
Gegard Mousasi Off DREAM 11, “JZ” Cavalcante vs. Nakamura Announced for October 6

A shoulder injury likely suffered in an August grappling exhibition against Fedor Emelianenko has forced Gegard Mousasi out of DREAM’s “Super Hulk” tournament and a semifinals matchup against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, which had been set to take place at DREAM 11 on October 6 at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

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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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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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DREAM 8 Results: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai KOs Shinya Aoki in Headliner
Apr 5, 2009 - 10:35 am ET | 12 Comments
DREAM 8 Results: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai KOs Shinya Aoki in Headliner

Hayato "Mach" Sakurai needed just 27-seconds to knockout Shinya Aoki on Sunday at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, pinning him in the corner of the ring before unloading a series of knees and punches that forced the referee to halt the DREAM 8 main event.

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