DREAM 18: Special NYE 2012 - Page 25

**RTR ATL** · 11-20-2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by edwin

Now that you mention, Spong could fight Mizuno and Le Banner can fight Ishii. Spong is a light heavyweight and so is Mizuno and Le Banner is a heavyweight and so is Ishii, so those 2 fights make sense.

Baroni can fight his original opponent for December 2 Takenori Sato.

Takaya can defend the featherweight title against Kawajiri.

RVR can fight Kitaoka and you've already rounded out your MMA card which I don't think can get much better than that.

Masvidal said if Strikeforce didn't have any plans of giving him a fight that he would be willing to fight at this event so get him to fight Kikuno and you're settled for a pretty solid MMA card to go along with the kickboxing fights.

I think that sound really good and is pretty fair. Honestly I don't think it can get that much better than that.

Ishii and Le Banner fought at Dynamite!! 2010.

CDF47 · 11-20-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by edwin

Now that you mention, Spong could fight Mizuno and Le Banner can fight Ishii. Spong is a light heavyweight and so is Mizuno and Le Banner is a heavyweight and so is Ishii, so those 2 fights make sense.

Baroni can fight his original opponent for December 2 Takenori Sato.

Takaya can defend the featherweight title against Kawajiri.

RVR can fight Kitaoka and you've already rounded out your MMA card which I don't think can get much better than that.

Masvidal said if Strikeforce didn't have any plans of giving him a fight that he would be willing to fight at this event so get him to fight Kikuno and you're settled for a pretty solid MMA card to go along with the kickboxing fights.

I think that sound really good and is pretty fair. Honestly I don't think it can get that much better than that.

That would be pretty amazing. Those matchups are great. Gotta add Kharitonov on this for HW title as well and still got to hope that ONE sends over Aoki, Bibi, and/or Boku, Zoro, or Kim. ONE needs to deliver on all this ONE Asia Network they have been hyping from the beginning. This is the time to put up or shut up for them.

Valor · 11-20-2012, 08:35 PM

Now that Manhoef is out of his bout against Khalidov, I'd assume there's a possibility that he'll be on this card. Hopefully his injury isn't too bad.

MeatBarry · 11-21-2012, 12:07 AM

I'd be disappointed if that's all the NMA. DREAM is an MMA promotion. Most of its MMA fights are involving kick boxers lol. Why would you have Sergei fight KB but Spong and Roosmalen fight MMA?

It'll be a great card, but so the the MMA aspect of this card looks very underwhelming and dominated by kickboxing

OmegaX · 11-21-2012, 12:11 AM

Is this a one night kickboxing tourney?

edwin · 11-21-2012, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MeatBarry

I'd be disappointed if that's all the NMA. DREAM is an MMA promotion. Most of its MMA fights are involving kick boxers lol. Why would you have Sergei fight KB but Spong and Roosmalen fight MMA?

It'll be a great card, but so the the MMA aspect of this card looks very underwhelming and dominated by kickboxing

It's primarily a Glory show. They just added the DREAM name and booked some of the DREAM fighters.

NYE events always have MMA fighters fighting in kickboxing fights and kickboxers fighting in MMA.

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Originally Posted by OmegaX

Is this a one night kickboxing tourney?

Yeah it's a one night kickboxing tournament.

moreorless87 · 11-21-2012, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Valor

Now that Manhoef is out of his bout against Khalidov, I'd assume there's a possibility that he'll be on this card. Hopefully his injury isn't too bad.

Manhoef/Sprong in MMA would certainly be interesting to see, probabley the biggest name Sprong could face without really having his grappling tested.

BostonMike · 11-21-2012, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MeatBarry

I'd be disappointed if that's all the NMA. DREAM is an MMA promotion. Most of its MMA fights are involving kick boxers lol. Why would you have Sergei fight KB but Spong and Roosmalen fight MMA?

It'll be a great card, but so the the MMA aspect of this card looks very underwhelming and dominated by kickboxing

Dynamite!!/NYE cards have always had it's fair share of K-1 rules bouts. This is pretty much par for the course. Plus, the shows being put on by Glory this year, so it's really no surprise.

moreorless87 · 11-21-2012, 06:03 AM

Really with both MMA and K1 in decline in Japan I think combining the two tradisional big nights into one is likely a good move, espeically as there isnt really any elite Japanese HW kickboxing talent around at the moment.

molest · 11-21-2012, 12:14 PM

What?? No pro wrestling??