Dream BWGP finalist Mazakazu Imanari has been forced to vacate his DEEP bantamweight belt due to his Dream commitments. The title will be up for grabs at DEEP 54th Impact on June 24th, with Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura taking on Takafumi Otsuka. Nakamura recently defeated Imanari in a non-title bout, while Otsuka was recently eliminated from the Dream BWGP in a close split-decision loss to Kenji Osawa. HT: Sherdog
A tentative card for Japanese MMA promotion DEEP's 10th Anniversary show in October has been released, and it features some mega names. Shinya Aoki, Ryo Chonan, Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa, Katsunori Kikuno and many others are expected to participate.
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.
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DEEP Featherweight Champion Takafumi Otsuka shows off his new hardware after dethroning Dokonjonosuke Mishima via unanimous decision at DEEP's "43rd Impact" in Tokyo on Sunday. via Kamipro
DEEP 43rd Impact Results and Photos
DEEP 43rd Impact Weigh-in Results
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Ryo Chonan Returns to DEEP Against Jutaro Nakao
