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Gary Goodridge Explains Why He Walked Out on MFL Fight Saturday Night Moments Before the Bell

(Nobody puts "Big Daddy" in a corner)
When news first broke that UFC veteran Gary Goodridge stood up former The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 contestant Tom Murphy for their MFL fight this weekend in Montreal, rumors started circulating about why…


(Nobody puts "Big Daddy" in a corner)

When news first broke that UFC veteran Gary Goodridge stood up former The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 contestant Tom Murphy for their MFL fight this weekend in Montreal, rumors started circulating about why "Big Daddy" walked out of the arena minutes before the main event bout.

CagePotato.com spoke with Goodridge last night and the MMA veteran explained why he went AWOL Saturday night.

According to 44-year-old Barie, Ontario, Canada resident, the event’s promoter, Dirk Waardenburg promised to pay him double what the commission was to be told he made for the fight, with 50 percent to be paid in cash prior to the bout and the remainder to be paid via check after the event.

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DREAM. 16 Aoki vs. Aurelio & Ishii vs Minowa

DREAM.16 went down early Saturday morning in North America from the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The event aired live on HDNet.
Below are bouts featuring DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, who takes on Marcus Aurelio in a non-title fight, and a heavyweight match between Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii vs. Ikuhisa Minowa.
Shinya Aoki […]

DREAM.16 went down early Saturday morning in North America from the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The event aired live on HDNet.

Below are bouts featuring DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, who takes on Marcus Aurelio in a non-title fight, and a heavyweight match between Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii vs. Ikuhisa Minowa.

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Shinya Aoki vs. Marcus Aurelio

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Satoshi Ishii vs. Ikuhisa Minowa

Part two of each fight after the jump

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Shinya Aoki def. Marcus Aurelio via unanimous decision

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Satoshi Ishii def. Ikuhisa Minowa via unanimous decision

DREAM.16 – Mousasi vs. Mizuno & “Mayhem” vs. Sakuraba

DREAM.16 took place on Saturday night in Japan at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in the city of Nagoya.
The main event featured a light-heavyweight fight for the vacant DREAM title between Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno. While the co-main event had middleweights Jason “Mayhem” Miller facing Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba.
Gegard Mousasi def. Tatsuya […]

DREAM.16 took place on Saturday night in Japan at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in the city of Nagoya.

The main event featured a light-heavyweight fight for the vacant DREAM title between Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno. While the co-main event had middleweights Jason “Mayhem” Miller facing Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba.

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Gegard Mousasi def. Tatsuya Mizuno via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 6:10

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller def. Kazushi Sakuraba via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R1 @ 2:09

DREAM.16 Post Fight Interviews

You can watch all of the interviews on DREAM’s Youtube page by clicking the link.
All of the videos here are in English or have English subtitles.
Gegard Mousasi becomes the first DREAM light-heavyweight champion.
Jason “Mayhem” Miller says he didn’t want to hit Sakuraba but the Japanese legend hit him first.
More interviews after the jump
Tatsuya Mizuno […]

You can watch all of the interviews on DREAM’s Youtube page by clicking the link.

All of the videos here are in English or have English subtitles.

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Gegard Mousasi becomes the first DREAM light-heavyweight champion.

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller says he didn’t want to hit Sakuraba but the Japanese legend hit him first.

More interviews after the jump

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Tatsuya Mizuno talks about his loss to Mousasi.

Sorry but the Kazushi Sakuraba interview did not have English subtitles.

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Shinya Aoki on defeating Marcus Aurelio

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Marcus Aurelio on the loss to Aoki.

The Satoshi Ishii interview did not have English subtitles.

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Super Hulk tournament winner Ikuhisa Minowa on his loss to Ishii

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Hiroyuki Takaya on defeating Chase Beebe

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Chase Beebe

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Michihiro Omigawa on defeating Cole Escovedo

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Cole Escovedo

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Joachim Hansen felt bad about kicking Hideo Tokoro in the groin accidentally.

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Hideo Tokoro felt bad about the kick too, err fight.

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Kazuyuki Miyata defeats LION Takeshi

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LION Takeshi

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Mitsuhiro Ishida on defeating Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura

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Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura

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Yusuke Kawaguchi def. James Thompson

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James Thompson says he was raped in his fight against Kawaguchi.

Dream 16 Aftermath: If You Really Need to See Proof That Kazushi Sakuraba Shouldn’t Be Fighting, Here It Is …

(Fight starts at 4:15, though all the good stuff is before that.  Vids Props: YouTube/ZombieProphet420) Leading up to his fight with Kazushi Sakuraba at Dream 16, Jason “Mayhem” Miller said he wanted to be the first person to submit …

(Fight starts at 4:15, though all the good stuff is before that.  Vids Props: YouTube/ZombieProphet420)

Leading up to his fight with Kazushi Sakuraba at Dream 16, Jason “Mayhem” Miller said he wanted to be the first person to submit the Japanese legend since Kimo did it during a possibly worked fight back in 1996. Well, Miller gets his wish here, though at this point beating Sakuraba seems to be the same level of accomplishment as going to the grocery store and coming back with everything on your list. The only way it’s not going to happen is if something goes horribly wrong.

We’re told that Saku’s entrance video before this bout is an homage to a popular cartoon in Japan. Don’t know about all that. In the states, we just call that shit creepy. The whole scene – complete with fellow old-school fighting phenom Tsuyoshi Kohsaka on the “drums” – is almost bizarre enough to distract from the sad reality of what’s become of Sakuraba as he continues to fight well into his golden years. Almost, but not quite.

As a little pick-me-up, after the jump watch Chase Beebe get knocked out by Hiroyuki Takaya.

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DREAM.16 Quick Results – Mousasi New LHW Champ, Mayhem Submits Sakuraba

Saturday night in Japan, late night here for those of us living in North America, the DREAM.16 event took place at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
If you stayed up late to watch the event on HDNet then you watched as Gegard Mousasi became the first DREAM light-heavyweight champ by submitting opponent Tatsuya Mizuno […]

Dream 16 posterSaturday night in Japan, late night here for those of us living in North America, the DREAM.16 event took place at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

If you stayed up late to watch the event on HDNet then you watched as Gegard Mousasi became the first DREAM light-heavyweight champ by submitting opponent Tatsuya Mizuno with a rear-naked-choke at 6:10 of round 1.

While Jason “Mayhem” Miller became only the second fighter to ever submit Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba. The Japanese fighter looked all his age at 41, against the younger Miller and was quickly submitted by arm-triangle choke at 2:09 of the first round. The first to submit Sakuraba was Kimo Leopoldo who did it back in July of 1996 in the Japanese fighters first professional fight.

The full results for DREAM.16 are as follows:

Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Gegard Mousasi def. Tatsuya Mizuno via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 6:10
Middleweight bout: Jason “Mayhem” Miller def. Kazushi Sakuraba via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R1 @ 2:09
Lightweight bout: Shinya Aoki def. Marcus Aurelio via unanimous decision
Openweight bout: Satoshi Ishii def. Ikuhisa Minowa via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: Hiroyuki Takaya def. Chase Beebe via KO (punches) – R1 @ 1:45
Featherweight bout: Michihiro Omigawa def. Cole Escovedo via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 2:30
Featherweight bout: Joachim Hansen def. Hideo Tokoro via submission (triangle choke) – R1 @ 2:48
Featherweight bout: Kazuyuki Miyata def. Takeshi “Lion” Inoue via unanimous decision
Featherweight bout: Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura via split decision
Heavyweight bout: Yusuke Kawaguchi def. James Thompson via split decision