Baseball's steroid stool pigeon featured in DREAM 9 'Super Hulk Tournament' (Updated)
by Stefan Manojlovic on Apr 30, 2009 10:54 AM EDT
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Only in Japan (or perhaps Alabama).
In a bid to bolster their daunting ratings, Japans Fighting & Entertainment Group (FEG) are pulling out all the stops. According to their official website, they have constructed a open weight tournament which is being billed as a "Super Hulk Tournament" for their DREAM 9 event which takes place from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on May 26.
It will feature eight fighters of varying size and ability.
First up will be fan favorite Ikuhisa Minowa, who has fought every name under the sun (albeit to inconsistent results). He will be put to the task of facing off against Bob "The Beast" Sapp who relies on his size when fighting and not so much technical prowess.
UFC washout Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will look to get back to his wining ways but will be considerably outsized in his attempt to do so when he clashes with 6’ 11", 330 lb. Jan "The Giant" Nortje.
Gegard Mousasi, who vacated his DREAM Middleweight title recently because he desired a move to Light Heavyweight, will face off against dangerous kickboxer Mark Hunt.
And 7’ 2" gargantuan Hong Man Choi is reportedly set to do battle with baseball star Jose Canseco.
Unreal.
I still remain a little skeptical about Canseco’s participation. It wouldn’t be unlike Japan to have someone dressed up as and "play" his part. This is after all, the same promotion that gave birth to the mixed martial arts debut of a Japanese anime character in Kinniku Mantaro.
It looks like we’ll have to wait and see though what will actually come to fruition within this "Super Hulk" Tournament.
DREAM 9 will also feature the promotion’s featherweight grand prix quarterfinals.
The focal point of which will boast the long awaited return of 139-pound superstar Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, who was offered a first-round bye in the tournament in hopes that he will have recovered from a previous injury in time to compete. He’s coming off a long 16-month layoff but now he’s finally ready to compete and will take on wrestling standout Joe Warren.
In non-tournament action will be highly regarded lightweight standout Gesias "JZ" Calvancante who is set to do battle with Japanese mainstay Tatsuya Kawajiri.
And grappling phenom Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza is slated to once again do battle with the charismatic Jason "Mayhem" Miller, in a bout that will be contested for the vacant DREAM Middleweight title.
And although the card looks to be complete, DREAM event producer Keiichi Sasahara teased that there is more to come.
Oh my.
Here is the current line-up for ‘DREAM 9’:
Featherweight grand prix quarterfinals:
Norifumi Yamamoto (17-1) vs. Joe Warren (1-0)
Masakazu Imanari (16-6-1) vs. Bibiano Fernandes (4-2)
Yoshiro Maeda (24-6-2) vs. Hiroyuki Takaya (10-6-1)
Abel Cullum (14-2) vs. Hideo Tokoro (21-16-1)
"Super Hulk" Openweight quarterfinals:
Ikuhisa Minowa (41-30) vs. Bob Sapp (10-3-1)
Jan Nortje (2-5) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (5-4)
Gegard Mousasi (24-2-1) vs. Mark Hunt (5-5)
Hong Man Choi (1-2) vs. Jose Canseco (0-0)
DREAM middleweight title:
Ronaldo Souza (10-2) vs. Jason Miller (22-6)
Non-tournament bouts:
Gesias Calvancante (14-2-1) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (23-5-2)
For more on DREAM click here.
***UPDATE: For all the North American fans looking to catch some of the action, HDNet announced earlier today that DREAM 9 will air live from Japan on May 26.
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None of this makes sense….but it should be fun
by Ermac on Apr 30, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
True!I can’t wait to see this!
by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 30, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah the entertainment factor is way higher than any of the recent cards have been for any organization.
by sac165 on Apr 30, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what pisses me off is that a great match up like MOusasi vs. Mark Hunt, or the potential 2nd round match up of MOusasi/hunt vs. Sokoudjou, are all taking a backseat to the always Pathetic Jose Conseco!
No one on this site is even talking about MOusasi/hunt…hell Conseco even dominates the headline of this thread on an mma website. THat Irks me a tad!
From an entertaining stand point, I do look forward to watching Hong Man choi put his fists through Conseco’s FACE!!!
MOusasi vs. Hunt is just a BAD ASS match up. Winner of that fight is going to win the tournament…but Soko is the dark horse!
Could u guys imagine if Conseco were to win the whole tournament? Wow, that would be the beginning of the end of the world. Conseco would never let us hear the end of it! I will never root so hard for hong Man Choi another day in my life. Actually it would kind of be cool to see Conseco beat Choi, cause then there would be a good shot of him being matched up against a heavy hitter like Soko, MOusasi, Hunt or even the Beast Sapp, who all have the potential to literally MURDER Conseco and wipe his miserable existence off the planet!
by john on Apr 30, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Baseball’s Steroid Stool pigeon” Laugh my FOCKING ass Off!
Might be the best thread headline I have ever read on this site.
Props to Stefan Manojlovic, for making me laugh out loud in the middle of my economics class, and making the whole class including the teacher, look at me as if I lost my damn mind! lol
by john on Apr 30, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John you should know better. I handle the headlines around here.
by Jesse Holland on Apr 30, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesse: I have to admit, I did smell a hint of that Famous Jesse Flair/humor surrounding the headline. great stuff Jesse… Makes up for the Professor X/Mcfedries thread that you Butchered! lol
YOur the man!
by john on Apr 30, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
john just think, hong man choi is actually going to get a win? who ever woulda seen that coming
by randy murders on Apr 30, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahaha RIGHT! A win against Conseco isnt good enough…He needs to Hurt that FOCKER! or take a dive against Conseco so we get to see someone like mousasi or Hunt murder that snitch!
Snitches get stitches! lol
by john on Apr 30, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did any of you see Canseco participate in that boxing match? He got knocked the hell out by someone he had at least 6 inches and 50 pounds on! This is gonna be ugly, and I love it because Canseco is a major league tool.
by Diceman on Apr 30, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canseco fought Danny Bonaduce to a draw as well, which makes him 0-1-1 in a sense.
I’m calling Canseco by first round TKO against HMC via low kicks. Same for Soko against Jan.
by Space on Apr 30, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WAR CANSECO!!!! He’s going to win via peruvian neck tie…hahaha! I hope he goes by the nickname “The Syringe”.
by Buster Bluth on Apr 30, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FINALLY !!!! Mousasi back in action! How come no one (john) gave me a heads up?!?!?! lol. I fully expect him to win this tournament. Hunt is a tough s.o.b., but I think he will be able to handle him. And if Mousasi gets his hands on Soko, who turned down a fight because he knew he’d get beat, he will wreck him. Seriously, I do not think there is anyone that will beat him in this tourney, and thats not nuthugging. Only beaten by armbars, and none of these dudes are capable of submitting him. I’m going to enjoy watching the Young Vagabond clean house and get ANOTHER DREAM Tournament belt.
Should this move him up the P4P ranks? I rank him in the top 5 185ers, but since his move in weight its been purgatory. If he wrecks this open weight tourny, then I will def rank him up there.
by Synyster [[Future Super Hulk Champion__Gegard Mousasi]] on Apr 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because watching a Conseco match is like injecting yourself with heart pounding, pure adrenaline??
by O damn he got caught on Apr 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a bit excited there, talking about P4P stuff. Disregard all that stuff guys.
by Synyster on Apr 30, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Minowa looks roided up, last time I saw him it was either when Wanderlei knock’d him unconscious or when Ryan Gracie won the decision; watching him get beat down yet again is reason enough to tune in.
by O damn he got caught on Apr 30, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF have I been f’n buisy at work or what….
Gegard Mousassi vs Mark Hunt is INDEED the story line of the first round of this tournament. This will be Gegard’s first fight at HW and I am very curious to see how much he will wiegh in at. Ever since I first saw Gegard fight a little less than two years, I knew I was watching a stud. In M-1, he was simply DOMINANT.
Watching the two of them stand and trade is going to be awesome, but Gegard knows that if he takes Hunt down, he has the win in the bag. I can’t wait to see how long he stands and trades. I would love to see him KO Hunt, Manhoeff style!
Speaking of Hong Man Choi, I was just catching up on some K-1 Classics yesterday. A few days ago I watched his rematch with Mighty Mo, but I never saw thier first fight, well, yesterday I finally saw it. I’ve seen Hong Man fight K-1 and MMA even a few times (actually, a bit more than I would have orignally liked to perhaps), but his entrance against Mighty Mo is simply the best entrance of his I have ever seen. Hong Man comes to the stage dancing AND RAPPING! It most likely wasnt the only time he rapped while coming to the ring, but its the first the I caught (sometimes in K-1 classics they don’t show the entrance). ANyways, it was awesome to see Mo land that overhand right. That was one of the hardest punches ever – Hong Man was never even dropped in his life before and Mo knocked him clear out, he had no idea where he was, couldnt stand, and his massive jaw line was simply trembling. I always heard of that KO but never saw it.
by ViolentMike on Apr 30, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Syny: i gave you the heads up like 4 threads ago, and I put it on Facebook…
by john on Apr 30, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would like to see mOusasi vs. Badr Hari!
It would be great to see conseco get DESTROYED by Hunt or MOusasi! TO bad Conseco wont make it past Choi. tHe should have fed him to Sapp!~
by john on Apr 30, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hunt is gonna keep throwing until Gegard drops. I don’t see this fight ending on the ground at all or Mark getting KO’ed again.
by NameNotRequired on Apr 30, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I missed it on the other threads john. And I check Mania before Facebook. I was out of it for the last 2 days moving off campus and whatnot, with the semester being over. All good though.
by Synyster on Apr 30, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m ashamed to admit that I really want to watch this.
by Jeremyjackson on Apr 30, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn only words to describe this are freakshown and EXCITING. wow that tourny sounds like fun!!! :D plus teh overall card has amazing fights. this card looks like its going to be a blast and it cheered me up over the sandman injury !!!!
by Jared on Apr 30, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dream 9 is going to be entertaining to say the least.
by introvert on Apr 30, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ofcourse it will be entertaining to you Intro! Its not happening in the UFC. I can only imagine how much crap you would say if Dana put on a show like this.
by JV on Apr 30, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha!!! It is an established fact that Intro has no love for DW!
by OJR on Apr 30, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It should be entertaining, but it is an awful joke as well. I don’t think I have to worry about there ever being a Dream 100.
by naturalshadow on Apr 30, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry guys, I’m sure Dana will make a statement about how “fucking retarded Dream is” and how “fucking stooooopid Fedor is for grappling with Aoki”, soon enough. Then you guys can all get down on your hands and knees and assume the ‘I love Dana White’ towing the UFC train positions…..
Toooot….Toooot !!!!!!
by introvert on Apr 30, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a Circus, Japans main MMA promotions flagship event ahahahahahahahahaha. This is where Fedor will end up again AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Worst thing is I will be watching on XWT cuz you just cant help looking at a car wreck. At least they haven’t ruined the integrity of K-1
by PanicZoo on Apr 30, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying Dana doesn’t like to entertain? Or are you just bitter that there are other entertaining events on this earth that Dana has no control over?
It’s funny how I don’t even mention the UFC and yet you guys bring it up to start an argument…then you go on to state how I always bash the UFC….kind of ironoc don’t you think?
Bored today?
by introvert on Apr 30, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really. I could give 2 sh!ts whether you like DW or not. He ain’t my relative and he don’t pay my bills. I just think its funny that you bash him so much. I find your posts to be at their best whenever you rip into him so … fire away!
by OJR on Apr 30, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This should be hilarious. Some of these DREAM events, or actually Japanese MMA in general, are pretty much WWE and MMA rolled into one.
by RobH86 on Apr 30, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jose Conseco.
That’s all I got, no punchline needed.
by Sir Chokemout on Apr 30, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess the recession has hit everyone.
by DSmith on Apr 30, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hunt wins it all!
really like the UK team on TUF!
by kevin on Apr 30, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Team UK is the only reason I watch that show! Americans should be ashamed of themselves!
by john on Apr 30, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ever see him fight? it’s laughable. he’s in it for a check!
by kevin on Apr 30, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw tiny Via sikahema KO his Bitch ass!
by john on Apr 30, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol…I posted above asking if anyone saw that and all I had to do was scroll down a bit.
by Diceman on Apr 30, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canseco couldn’t even beat a 5’6" Bonaduce. He will get murdered.
by BNF on Apr 30, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am a little dissaponted that this is happining because DREAM has put on very few freck show matches until now but they need the ratings it is japan after all
by Shadow side on Apr 30, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Was Kimbo not availiable. Kind of lame how they put real fighters in it too. I hate the fact that Mousasi is in it.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Apr 30, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont like it either Mex…but I think they did it because there roster is really weak on light Heavyweights, and Soko didnt want to fight him, so at least they are getting MOusasi back in the ring. Happy that he is matched up against the tournaments other top/legit fighter, Hunt in the 1st round….that way in case an upset occurs, we still get to see this match up, which I think is a great one!
by john on Apr 30, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strikeforce should have tried to get Mousasi to replace Babalu to fight Feijao
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Apr 30, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad idea. Too late I guess.
So I guess it was DREAM’s turn to have a Sokoudjou fight. Just push him around until he can find a place that he may win.
by naturalshadow on Apr 30, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also heard Mike Tyson will be facing Roberto Alomar on this card.
by elstiko on Apr 30, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is real? I thought I was reading a joke.
by FukStyck on Apr 30, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t Mayhem beat Jan the Giant? Or do I have that confused?
by FukStyck on Apr 30, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mayhem beat another big goofy sob, Stefan Gamlin….
by FukStyck on Apr 30, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This tourney fails without Butterbean and Akebono.
by Pat on Apr 30, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh i can’t waittttt!!!!!! choi will kill canseco but can’t wait to seeeee eit …… love canseco!
by the last canseco fan on Apr 30, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like how the card has a legit Feather tournament featuring Maeda, Cullum, Kid, and Fernandes vs. Imanari. Kawajiri vs. JZ Calvan and Jacare vs. Mayhem are legit too. Having a funny undercard kind of makes it 60% legit mma and 40% Japanese freak show. I see the “Super Hulk” tournament as an undercard of fun fights that we get to see for free. It is really a win win.
by Bill Maher on Apr 30, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhhhh I’m from Alabama… :-( jk not really!! :-)
by Dragon on Apr 30, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the open weight tournament makes no sense… but IT WILL be badass!
DREAM is bringing back the PRIDE days.
why the hell is a former MLB competing in mma, the nigga 44 yrs old…
the asian sasquatch is gonna kill him.
by jsb on Apr 30, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jose Canseco is paving the way for future MMA superstars like Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens.
by Drake_Labatt on Apr 30, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so do the japanese still promote the best mma? vince mcmahon would be proud.
by Mark on Apr 30, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow this is a mixed card to say the least, some of these fights could be excellent whilst others push the Sapp-Kid Muscle fight in terms of wackiness, I swear the Japanese are insane. Jacare-Miller should be a great fight and if the rumours are true then this could be Jacare’s Dream swansong before he goes to the UFC. The return of Kid Yamamoto on its own makes the featherweight GP worth watching and Mousasi-Hunt should be a great fight. Then you get 2 giants, Bob Sapp and a friggin baseball player (I seriously have no idea who this guy is) in the Hulk GP. Hopefully the Mousasi-Hunt winner goes on to take this GP easily and faces Sapp or Soko in the final.
by David W-S on Apr 30, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jose Canseco,is a guy who did hit 40 home runs and got 40 stolen bases in a baseball season in the 80s or 90s (don’t remember).And also got caught in a big scandal involving steroids!
by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 30, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who said Jacre is coming to the UFC? Let me in on the rumor, he is one of my favorites
by john on Apr 30, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even Dana White will watch this!
It’s like a some crazy circus, or a beautiful train wreck. You just can’t look away.
After seeing what Hong Kong’s fist did to Fedor’s face, Canseco is going to be hospitalized.
Sapp is just funny because he’s gassed when he enters the arena.
by KS on Apr 30, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What is HDNET and how can I view it?
by Anderson Silva on Apr 30, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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