Shinya Aoki vs. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro, Manhoef vs. Filho Added to DREAM.10
by Chris Nelson on May 26, 2009 10:35 AM EDT
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During intermission at Tuesday's DREAM.9 event, DREAM.10 participants Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, Katsunori Kikuno and Shinya Aoki addressed the Yokohama audience, and a promo video was played which officially announced a handful bouts for the July 20th show at Saitama Super Arena.
The video revealed that fan favorite Melvin Manhoef will return to DREAM against former WEC middleweight champ Paulo Filho, whose visage on the big screen elicited "oohs" from the crowd. Also, the previously scheduled discussed lightweight title bout between Shinya Aoki and Joachim Hansen has apparently been scrapped; the Japanese submission ace will now take on Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro.
In the ring, "Mach" told fans that, as the only remaining Japanese fighter in the Welterweight Grand Prix, he'll do his best to bring the title to Japan. "Please come to support, July 20th at the Saitama Super Arena. The power of everyone becomes my power!" Sakurai will first face Marius Zaromskis, and, should he advance, the winner of Andre Galvao vs. Jason High.
Kikuno, meanwhile, confirmed that his DREAM debut will come against K-1 Hero's veteran Andre "Dida" Amade. The DEEP lightweight ace said that he has dreamt of this moment since he was a high school student. After his last few performances in DEEP, Kikuno certainly looks ready to test himself on the big stage.
DREAM.10
July 20, 2009
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
DREAM 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal Bouts
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (35-8-2) vs. Marius Zaromskis (9-2)
Jason High (7-1) vs. Andre Galvao (3-0)
DREAM 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix Final Bout
Sakurai/Zaromskis vs. Jason High/Galvao
Lightweight Fight
Shinya Aoki (20-4) vs. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (20-2)
Middleweight Fight
Melvin Manhoef (23-5-1) vs. Paulo Filho (16-1)
Lightweight Fight
Katsunori Kikuno (11-1-1) vs. Andre "Dida" Amade (6-3-1)
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what's up with Hansen?
did he scramble his brain permanently?
"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"
by Kid Nate on May 26, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats what I want to know...
I was extremely bummed when the fight w/ JZ didn’t happen and now this? If anyone is able to find out some info about this whole bit, I’d be appreciative. Hellboy has become a favorite of mine since I started to discover the Japanese MMA scene outside of what Pride use to be.
What the fuck is a "robster craw"?
by Gunslinger20 on May 26, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcos Galvao? It’s Andre.
Anyways, I think this match-up is much more intriguing than Aoki/Hansen.
by Ahhhoki on May 26, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure? He didn’t make that last time.
by szucconi on May 26, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what the promo said.
And Soares said he’s weighing 200 right now and is in great shape so hopefully his mind is right. I would hate to see him fight disinterested, like he did vs Sonnen, against Melvin and get his block ripped off.
by gunranger on May 26, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As long as Filho doesn’t come out with his belly full of pills he should roll Manhoef for an easy sub.
by Ahhhoki on May 26, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That is what worries me. He flees back to Japan, gets back on what ever he was on, and is the old filho again until another breakdown or what ever that second sonnen fight was.
by szucconi on May 26, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Aoki vs. Shaolin should be awesome – though it will inspire a mountain of ridiculous message board threads on the effectiveness of the rubber guard. Shaolin is a 3X BJJ world champ with 12 submission victories in MMA. It will be interesting to see if Aoki’s sub game is effective in this matchup.
by MMAEruption on May 26, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Super Hulk Video here – http://www.dailymotion.com/michael_dwayne_jr/1
by Nick Thomas on May 26, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DREAM.10...
Is already looking real good.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 26, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t really think Aoki/Hansen was ever really on. Antonio Carvalho (who has been training with Hansen for some time now) posted on Bloodyknux.com, shortly after the fight was announced by the MMAmedia, that no one on the team had even heard of it. It was news to them and apparently it wasn’t the first time FEG had done something like it.
by ilostmydog on May 27, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, some sites reported that FEG had made an announcement, but it was never anything official.
At the Kawajiri/JZ presser, Sasahara said the tentative plan was to have the winner fight the winner of Aoki/Hansen on NYE.
by Chris Nelson on May 27, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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