Luke Thomas, host of MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan and Editor-in-Chief of BloodyElbow.com, will talk to the WEC's Jamie Varner, preview UFC 115 and talk about the week's events in MMA.
Has time caught up with both Joachim Hansen and Hayato Sakurai? Certainly, Hayato Sakurai falls into the category of the aging fighter who has now entered the time in his career of inevitable decline for most fighters. At age 34, can Sakurai remain relevant?
Tonight's Dream 14 will be just the second major Japanese MMA event held in a cage, and BloodyElbow.com has full live results and play-by-play for you. Headlining the card is Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz taking on Hayato "Mach" Sakurai.
DREAM 14 will air live on HDNet at 3:00 AM EST from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event will feature the return on the White Cage along with a battle between current Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and Japanese MMA legend Hayato "Mach" Sakurai. The card will also include Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ralek Gracie, Joachim Hansen, and Ikuhisa Minowa.
Dream has canceled its Light-Heavyweight Grand Prix which was set to begin at Dream 14 on May 29th, SI.com's Josh Gross reports. The reason for the scratch appears to be a dispute between Dream and television partner Tokyo Broadcasting System. The tournament was tentatively scheduled to feature the likes of Gegard Mousasi, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Renato "Babalu" Sobral.
