Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (19-2) will return to MMA for the first time since his September 2007 loss...

Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (19-2) will return to MMA for the first time since his September 2007 loss to "JZ" Cavalcante this weekend at DREAM.8 when he faces former Greco-Roman Olympic silver medalist turned mounted-gogoplata-receiver Katsuhiko Nagata (4-4-1). The lightweight (70kg) bout was added to DREAM's official site on Wednesday with no accompanying announcement, though the signing of "Shaolin" with DREAM had been rumored since late last year.

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OLYMPIA DREAM.8 Welterweight GP 2009 1st Round

April 5, 2009 // Nippon Gaishi Hall // Nagoya, Japan

Welterweight GP Bouts
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki
Yuya Shirai vs. Jason High
Marius Zaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto
John Alessio vs. Andre Galvao

Featherweight GP Bout
Hideo Tokoro vs. Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata

Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Yoon Dong Sik vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua
Andrews Nakahara vs. Shungo Oyama
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro vs. Katsuhiko Nagata

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by Chris Nelson on Apr 1, 2009 1:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The post says DREAM.9 instead of DREAM.8

Even without Mousasi and Jacare, this is a pretty decent card, other than Minowa vs. Shibata each fight has some potential to be exciting.

by smoogy on Apr 1, 2009 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Decent?

The card looks much better than decent IMO.
I am looking forward to most fights, and DREAM.9 is stacked.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 1, 2009 4:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OTHER THAN MINOWA VS. SHIBATA!?!?!?

WTF, dude, that’s one of the most exciting fights in the history of MMA. Honestly, what you just said is maybe one of the most unexpected things anyone could say about this card.

That fight is going to be awesome, and I’m really looking foward to it.

by AnonymousA on Apr 1, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s a pretty nice addition. Shaolin should take it, but he’s been out for a long time now so i don’t find the mismatch at all offensive.

by FRANKIE on Apr 1, 2009 1:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry

That should be “take it easily.”

by FRANKIE on Apr 1, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So thats this weekend… shit that kind of snuck up on me now didn’t it.

by SamCupitt on Apr 1, 2009 1:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn, there’s a lot of MMA in the next few days. Three major cards is nuts.

by FRANKIE on Apr 1, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was hoping Shaolin would be paired with KTaro, especially since Shaolin’s original rumored opponent was “a Caol Uno student”. Either way, it’s just nice to see Shaolin back in the ring.

by AnonymousA on Apr 1, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs