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Akiyama to Return at DREAM 5

According to Sportnavi.yahoo.co.jp, Yoshihiro Akiyama will return to competition at DREAM 5 on July 21. Akiyama will be competing for the first time since facing Kazuo Misaki at the Yarrenoka event on new year's eve. The match. initially declared a KO victory for Misaki, was later changed to a no contest, as it was determined that the kick Misaki used to end the fight was illegal.

No opponent for Akiyama has been announced.

The return of Akiyama in addition to the return of KID Yamamoto add to an already intriguing card, featuring a welterweight title fight between Nick Diaz and Hayato "Mach" Sakurai and the conclusion of DREAM's Lightweight tournament.

The full card, which looks to be one of the strongest of the year, below:

  • Yoshihiro Akiyama (10-1-0) v. TBD
  • Lightweight Tournament Finale - Participants:
  • Shinya Aoki (15-2-0) -or- Katsuhiko Nagata (4-2-0)

    Eddie Alvarez (14-1-0)

    Tatsuya Kawajiri (22-4-2)

    Caol Uno (25-10-4)

  • Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (17-1-0) v. Joseph Benavidez (7-0-0)
  • Nick Diaz (16-7-0) v. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (32-8-2) - Welterweight Title Match

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Finally!

The First DREAM card that actually resembles an old Pride card. Maybe there is hope for DREAM yet? Regardless, I am genuinely excited for that fight card.

by strictlymma.com on Jun 5, 2008 11:07 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

“Pullover!!”

“No…It’s a cardigan, but thanks for asking.”

by RealDrew on Jun 5, 2008 12:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Where do you guys get to watch this stuff?

by mythbuster on Jun 5, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

DREAM is broadcast in the US on HDNet. I don’t actually get HDNet, but folks are kind enough to upload the fights to Dailymotion (and perhaps youtube, I’m not sure).

by Brett Jones on Jun 5, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man,

Akiyama is one hell of a dresser. Dude straight up has style.

by mattwatt on Jun 5, 2008 12:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Honest to goodness, my grandfather, who is 79 years old, has that same outfit. Of course, he doesn’t wear the sleeves flared up like that

by Brett Jones on Jun 5, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dream and HDNet, if they ever break up, I don’t know what I’ll do!!

"They said you was hung!!"

"And they was RIGHT!"

by BJJDenver on Jun 5, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Watch DREAM on YouTube?

by Luke Thomas on Jun 5, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or Dailymotion…

or Veoh…

or Google Video…

or…

by Tonley on Jun 5, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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