Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov (16-4) has agreed to meet DREAM light-heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist Tatsuay Mizuno (8-6) at the upcoming New Years Eve Dynamite!! 2010 event in Japan.
Kharitonov took the fight just days after he was TKO’d by Singh Jaideep at the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals. His last MMA bout was in April of 2009 against Jeff Monson at DREAM.8, losing by submission and having his three fight win streak stopped. Despite the winning record in his last four which includes a KO win over Alistair Overeem, Kharitonov has taken those fights over the past four years.
Mizuno sports the same 3-1 record in his last four, but has fought five times in the past two years. He is coming off a loss to Gegard Mousasi in September for the DREAM light-heavyweight title. Mizuno has also fought such notable names such as Melvin Manhoef, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovi? and Thiago Silva in the past.
The Dynamite!! 2010 event takes place on Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and will be broadcast in North America on HDNet.