DREAM 11 and the 'Super Hulk' rescheduled for Oct. 6

Japan’s Fighting & Entertainment Group (FEG) recently announced a change of date and venue for its DREAM 11 event, which will now take place from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on Oct. 6.
It was originally set to go down Sept. 23 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan; however, a venue switch and an additional two weeks were required to make it happen.
The semifinal bouts for DREAM’s open weight tournament, which has been dubbed "Super Hulk," will take place at the event. Japanese fan favorite Ikuhisa Minowa has been put to the task of facing off against 7’2" Korean gargantuan Hong Man-Choi in his semifinal fight, while the other side of the brackets will feature Gegard Mousasi doing battle against the dangerous Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
"Super Hulk" tournament finalists will then do battle on New Years Eve at the annual Dynamite!! event.
DREAM 11 is also expected to feature the semifinal bouts of the featherweight grand prix. Though the pairings are still to be announced, it will feature fan favorite and underdog Hideo Tokoro, jiu-jitsu ace Bibiano Fernandes, hard-hitting slugger Hiroyuki Takaya and also wrestling stud Joe Warren, who shocked the world recently by defeating featherweight superstar Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto.
Also slated for the card is a clash to take care of some unfinished business between the charismatic Jason "Mayhem" Miller and grappling phenom Ronaldo Souza.
The bitter rivals recently fought this May at DREAM 9 for the vacant DREAM middleweight title, though the bout was stopped after an errant blow from Miller to a downed Souza caused a deep laceration, which the severity of forced the ringside officials to call off the bout and declare it a no contest.
Now the pair will tangle for a third time this October for a more decisive outcome and also to declare a new DREAM middleweight champion.
And elsewhere in non-tournament action Karate stylist Andrews Nakahara is set to throwdown with Croatian sensation Zelg Galesic in a middleweight showdown.
Here is the current line-up for DREAM 11:
DREAM middleweight title:
Jason Miller (22-6) vs. Ronaldo Souza (10-2)Featherweight grand prix participants:
Joe Warren (2-0)
Hideo Tokoro (22-16-1)
Bibiano Fernandes (5-2)
Hiroyuki Takaya (11-6-1)"Super Hulk" open weight grand prix semifinals:
Hong Man-Choi (2-2) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (42-30-8)
Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (6-4)Non-tournament bout:
Zelg Galesic (9-4) vs. Andrews Nakahara (2-1)
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My boy bibiano fernandes is gonna come thru and be their FW champ like i predicted when the whole thing started. Jacare is gonna hurt Miller, once that sub is slapped on -it’s gettin cranked hard.
by NameNotRequired on Jul 19, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just can’t stand Miller….I haven’t seen anything where he does not come across as a douche.
by chefdaddy on Jul 19, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
does the winner of this get a belt or trophy at all?
by guyverbob on Jul 19, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, the MW title that Gegard vacated.
by NameNotRequired on Jul 19, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he was referring to the Super Hulk tourney winner. The winner of that gets an ice cream cake.
by Jeremyjackson on Jul 19, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha. Miller has a personality and Jacare is full of himself. Miller by TKO.
by eightyproof on Jul 19, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God i love this Tourny the best ever seriously, cant freaken wait!
by Khaos_Warrior on Jul 19, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is going to be one of the year’s best cards. I definetely believe that Sokodju has no chance against Gegard Mousasi, and I’m also going with Mayhem winning over Ronaldo with a TKO. Can’t wait to see the fights.
by thedogwisperer1 on Jul 19, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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