Hello, Japan: Satoru Kitaoka vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka Set for October 3
Japanese MMA veterans Satoru Kitaoka and Kuniyoshi Hironaka will meet for the first time in Pancrase on October 3.
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Satoru Kitaoka submitted Cage Force lightweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka via second-round...
Satoru Kitaoka submitted Cage Force lightweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka via second-round guillotine choke at Sunday's Pancrase Passion Tour show in Tokyo. After the win, the former Sengoku champ announced his retirement from Pancrase and defection from his longtime gym, PANCRASEism. Kitaoka also said that he hopes to fight on New Year's Eve, presumably at Dream parent company Fighting and Entertainment Group's annual Dynamite event.
Elsewhere on the card, freestyle wrestling convert and Sengoku featherweight prospect Shigeki Osawa improved to 6-1 with a first-round TKO'ing of Masaomi Saito.
Photo by GBRing.
Shinya Aoki Unrepentant Arm Breaker Coming to Strikeforce for Gilbert Melendez' Title
DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki is an unrepentant MMA bad guy with a track record of breaking opponents' limbs.
Bloody Elbow Judo Chop: Katsunori Kikuno Puts the Crescent Kick To Work on Kuniyoshi Hironaka at DREAM.13
An analysis of the karate technique of Katsunori Kikuno in DREAM.13 against Kuniyoshi Hironaka.
DREAM.13 Live Play-by-Play, Results and Commentary
Join us tonight for live results and play-by-play of DREAM's first event of 2010, where featherweight belt-holder Bibiano "The Flash" Fernandes will make his first title defense against former lightweight Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen. Also on the card, the returning Josh Barnett, former EliteXC lightweight star K.J. Noons, and fan favorite Minowaman.
DREAM.13 Weigh-in Results
All fighters made weight for tomorrow's DREAM.13 show in Japan, which features a main event featherweight title bout between champion Bibiano Fernandes and challenger Joachim Hansen.
DREAM 13 Preview: Quality Match-ups Kick Off New Year With Exciting Action
The UFC isn't the only major show on the radar of the hardcore mixed martial arts fans this weekend. DREAM will hold their first event of the new year on Monday, March 22nd from the Yokohama Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The card will feature some great lighter weight class match-ups including a championship bout between Bibiano Fernandes and Joachim Hansen. It will be presented on HDNet at 3:00 AM EST.
DREAM.13 Fight Card
The 3rd card announcement for DREAM.13 took place today and one and a half fights were announced. In a Featherweight fight, Yoshiro Maeda, who is coming off a very impressive victory, will face Cole Escovedo, who is currently on a 4-fight winning streak since losing three in a row.
K.J. Noons vs. Andre Dida, Three More Bouts Added to March Dream Card
Deposed EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons will make his return to the MMA ring after two years in boxing when he takes on Brazilian Andre "Dida" Amado at March's DREAM.13. Also added to the card: Katsunori Kikuno vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Ryo Chonan vs. Andrews Nakahra, and Minowaman vs. Jimmy "The Titan" Ambriz.
DREAM 12 Analysis: Popularity on the Rise for Alistair Overeem, Marius Zaromskis
Post-fight analysis of DREAM 12 including the prospect of Alistair Overeem and Marius Zaromskis fighting stateside in Strikeforce in the North American MMA market.
