Alistair Overeem Explains Dream Absence, Hints at K-1 Return

Filed under: Strikeforce, K1, NewsDuring a conversation with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour,” Alistair Overeem did his best to clear up the confusion surrounding his decision not to participate in a bout against Ricco Rodriguez at D…

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During a conversation with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour,” Alistair Overeem did his best to clear up the confusion surrounding his decision not to participate in a bout against Ricco Rodriguez at Dream.15.

To hear Overeem tell it, it wasn’t simply a case of him not wanting to take the risk, as Rodriguez suggested. Instead, miscommunication about whether the scrap would be a title fight was mostly to blame, he said. That, combined with fatigue from a busy year for the Strikeforce heavyweight champ and some flagging motivation at the thought of facing an unranked opponent with no hardware at stake, prompted him to pull out of the fight well in advance.

Dream.15 Results: Aoki vs. Kawajiri, Manhoef vs. Mizuno, More

Filed under: DREAM, Results, JapanMMAFighting.com has complete Dream.15 results of Shinya Aoki vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri and the six other fights on the July 10 card happening from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

On the heels of a devastating lo…

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MMAFighting.com has complete Dream.15 results of Shinya Aoki vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri and the six other fights on the July 10 card happening from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

On the heels of a devastating loss to Gilbert Melendez in a Strikeforce championship bout last April, Aoki is back in action in Japan to defend his Dream lightweight belt against rival Kawajiri.

Full Dream.15 results are below.

Dream.15 Live Blog: Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Karl Amoussou Updates

Filed under: DREAM, JapanThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Karl Amoussou, a middleweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The new active face of the Yoshida Dojo, Nakamura, looks to s…

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This is the Dream.15 live blog for Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Karl Amoussou, a middleweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The new active face of the Yoshida Dojo, Nakamura, looks to string together his second straight win in a fight against Strikeforce veteran Amoussou.

The live blog is below.



Dream.15 Live Blog: Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taiki Updates

Filed under: DREAM, JapanThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taiki, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Ishida moves down to featherweight in this fight against DJ.taiki….

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Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taikiThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taiki, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Ishida moves down to featherweight in this fight against DJ.taiki. Both weighed-in at 143 pounds.

The live blog is below.



Dream.15 Live Blog: Michihiro Omigawa vs. Young Sam Jung Updates

Filed under: DREAM, JapanThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Michihiro Omigawa vs. Young Sam Jung, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

This should be a walk through for Omigawa as Jung is an unk…

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Young Sam JungThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Michihiro Omigawa vs. Young Sam Jung, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

This should be a walk through for Omigawa as Jung is an unknown from CMA Korea.

The live blog is below.



Dream.15 Live Blog: Melvin Manhoef vs. Tatsuya Mizuno Updates

Filed under: DREAM, JapanThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Melvin Manhoef vs. Tatsuya Mizuno, a light heavyweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Manhoef and Mizuno battle to advance towards a shot at the…

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Tatsuya MizunoThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Melvin Manhoef vs. Tatsuya Mizuno, a light heavyweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Manhoef and Mizuno battle to advance towards a shot at the Dream light heavyweight title.

The live blog is below.