Sherdog.com has reported that DREAM owner “Fight Entertainment Group and HDNet are close to finalizing a deal that would air six Dream events from Japan on the high-definition network in 2008.” It would tentatively begin next week with a delayed showing of tomorrow’s card which features the Japan return of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, and shows starting April 29 will air close to live. The information comes from FEGUSA Director Mike Kogan, who told Sherdog’s Josh Gross that the deal is close to being, but is not officially, finalized.
Here is the latest line-up for the debut of new DREAM mixed martial arts promotion, including all first-round match-us of DREAM’s light weight tournament…
HEIWA DREAM.1 Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2008
Gate Open 2:00PM, Start 3:00PM
Place: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Fight #10 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
J.Z.Calvan (Brazil / American Top Team) VS Shinya Aoki (Japan / Paraestra Tokyo)
Fight #9 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Japan / T-BLOOD) VS Black Mamba (India / Revolution Fight Team)
Fight #8 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
Andre Dida (Brazil / Universidade Da Luta (U.D.L)) VS Eddie Alvarez (U.S.A. / Fight Factory)
Fight #7 : One Match
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia / Team Cro Cop) VS Tatsuya Mizuno (Japan / U-FILE CAMP)
Fight #6 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
Mitsuhiro Ishida (Japan / T-BLOOD) VS Bukyung Jung (Republic of Korea / Freelance Yoshihiro)
Fight #5 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
Katsuhiko Nagata (Japan / New Japan Pro-Wrestling NEW JAPAN FACTORY) VS Artur Umakhanov
(Russia / SK ABSOLUTE RUSSIA)
Fight #4 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
Kazuyuki Miyata (Japan / Freelance) VS Luis Buscape (Brazil / Brasilian Top Team)
Fight #3 : Light Weight Grand Prix First Round
Joachim Hansen (Kingdom of Norway) VS Koutetsu Boku (Japan / Crazy Bee)
Fight #2 : One Match
Hayato “MACH” Sakurai (Japan / Mach Dojo) VS Hidetaka Monma (Japan / Wajutsu Keishukai A-3)
Fight #1 : One Match
MINOWAMAN (Japan / Freelance) VS T.B.A.
More information is available at the above link or the official DREAM Web site.
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