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DREAM.16 Promo Video: The Featherweights
Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen (19-10-1) Loss Hiroyuki Takaya KO (Punches) Dream.14 Loss Bibiano Fernandes Decision (Split) Dream.13 Loss Shinya Aoki Submission (Armbar) Dream.11 Win Shinya Aoki TKO (Punches) Dream.5 Hideo Tokoro (26-22-1) Loss Akiyo Nishiura TKO (Punches) Dream.14Win Jong Man...
DREAM.16 Adds Michihiro Omigawa vs. Cole Escovedo, More Featherweight Heavy-Hitters
A trio of bouts have been officially added to September 25's "DREAM.16" card, all three in or around the promotion's recently-defined featherweight division. Yoshida Dojo product Michihiro Omigawa (11-8-1) will look to stretch his current win streak to five against former Tachi Palace Fights...
USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 99 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 96 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 88 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 86 UFC 4 5 Shinya Aoki 83 DREAM/Strikeforce 5 6 Eddie...
USAT/SBN July MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 349 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 335 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 309 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 304 UFC 4 5 Eddie Alvarez 286 Bellator 5 5 Shinya...
Weight Class Standards, Weight Cutting a Step in the Right Direction for Japanese MMA
Weight cutting has long been synonymous with combative sports as a way in which competitors could squeeze out extra pounds before a match in order to make a required weight limit. In North America, it has been popularized by collegiate and high school wrestling, but it's also used heavily in the...
DREAM.15 Analysis and Afterthoughts: Shinya Aoki Confirms He's the Number One Lightweight in Japan
DREAM.15 is in the books and despite not managing to get a fight for Alistair Overeem and barely getting a fight for Gegard Mousasi, FEG managed to put on one of their better cards of the year tonight. Quick thoughts: Shinya Aoki has confirmed his status as the uncontested #1 lightweight in...
Dream 15 Live Results and Play-by-Play
The long-anticipated lightweight showdown between Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri will finally materialize tonight at Dream 15, and Bloody Elbow will have live results and play-by-play of the show beginning with the HDNet broadcast at 3 a.m. ET / midnight PT. Be sure to join myself and...
Dream 15 Weigh-in Results
Weights courtesy of Sherdog's Tony Loiseleur: Shinya Aoki (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) Katsunori Kikuno (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) vs. Gesias Cavalcante (70 kg / 154.3 lbs) Gegard Mousasi (93 kg / 205 lbs) vs. Jake O'Brien (did not weigh in; reportedly still cutting)...
DREAM 15 Preview: Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri Collide in Clash of Top Japanese Lightweights
Following the emotional and physical beating that Shinya Aoki suffered back in April against current Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, most fans felt that the question had been answered as to whether Japan's top lightweight talent could compete with the West. In fact, many fans...
USAT/SBN June MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 297 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 289 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 263 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 263 UFC 4 5 Eddie Alvarez 248 Bellator 5 6 Gray Maynard 238 UFC 6 7 Shinya...
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