A DREAM of returning to glory

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Elite XC/CBS, DREAM and Sengoku Round Up
Published 3/6/2008 by Kid Nate <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
I don't have time to comment on these at the moment but wanted to be sure you saw them as they're a good survey of the state of the UFC's three biggest competitors. Assessing the EliteXC-CBS partnership -- Todd Martin, CBS Sports CBS, EliteXC, and You -- Lee Casebolt, Total-MMA New Details of EXC-CBS Deal -- Adam Swift, MMAPayout A DREAM of returning to glory -- Zack Arnold, FightOpinion Gomi, Barnett Discuss Plans After WVR Debut -- Tony Loiseleur, Sherdog

Cro Cop's Opponent for March 15 Revealed
Published 3/11/2008 by Brent Brookhouse <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... His follow up post is even more cryptic, looks like the Japanese fans rely on Zack Arnold to decode their Byzantine fight scene as much as we do.

World Victory Road on Fuji TV?
Published 3/21/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... Zach Arnold has pointed out that Seiya Kawamata, a close confidant of K-1 creator Kazuyoshi Ishii, seems to be running the show these days when it comes to DREAM, which is promoted by Fight Entertainment Group and many former employees of DSE. The promotion’s debut show last weekend only scored a 8.9% share on the Tokyo Broadcasting System, a number that is considered to be sub-par. ...

The DREAM is Over
Published 4/24/2008 by Kid Nate <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
A few weeks back I opined that World Victory Road and their SENGOKU promotion would probably surpass DREAM as the premier MMA organization in Japan. Well that day has gotten much much closer. DREAM has lost their network TV deal. Is this it for big-time MMA in Japan? According to Zack Arnold a lot was riding on DREAM's success: ...