K-1 DREAM Video: DREAM 3 Promo Video

Freakin’ awesome DREAM.3 promo video

Posted 5/7/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

Freakin’ awesome promo video for DREAM.3. THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will be covering DREAM.3 live with the best play by play narrative in the business. I’ve been following Japanese fighting for years and I’m continually amazed at the excellent promo videos for events and fighters that PRIDE, WVR and now DREAM puts together. ...

Nick Diaz still listed on DREAM.3 card…

Posted 5/7/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

Despite the news that EliteXC has pulled Nick Diaz from the May 11th DREAM.3 show, the official DREAM website still has him listed on the fight card. There’s also no mention of Diaz’s withdrawal in the Japanese sports media. Since its just after 2 PM Tokyo time as I’m writing this I doubt ...

Fox Sports posts outdated story on Diaz at DREAM

Posted 5/6/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

Showing just how seriously the mainstream sports media takes MMA, Fox Sports just posted a feature story about Nick Diaz fighting at DREAM.3. That would be the very same Nick Diaz whom we reported would *not* be fighting at DREAM early this morning. Nick Diaz will collide with former King of Pancrase Katsuya Inoue in ...

Nick Diaz off of DREAM 5/11 show

Posted 5/6/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

Nick Diaz was scheduled to fight on the DREAM.3 show on May 11th, but from the sound of it no one told EliteXC with whom he’s under contract. Not surprisingly, Gary Shaw put the kibosh on “Shaggy’s” fight in Tokyo: Nick Diaz won’t fight Sunday in Tokyo. EliteXC promoter Gary Shaw phoned Diaz’s manager Cesar Gracie ...

DREAM.3 Promo Video - Lightweight Tournament, Round 2

Posted 5/4/2008 on MMA Videos Online

Dream.3 Over for Some Lightweights

Posted 5/11/2008 on 5thRound.com - UFC 89 Play-by-Play, UFC News, MMA News, Interviews

Before most Americans had even awoken, Dream.3 was already over. Uno, Alvarez and Kawajiri were all victorious in their 2ndRound bouts, advancing to the Semi-Finals of Dream’s Lightweight Grand Prix. The three fighters will be joining Katsuhiko Nagata and Shinya Aoki, who had previously advanced with their victories at Dream.1 and Dream.2, respectively. (Read More…)

More on DREAM/EliteXC partnership

Posted 5/11/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

There’s still nothing on the EliteXC about the newly formed partnership, but DREAM has a story on their official site. Nothing really revelatory and mostly press release type sound bites. Not surprisingly, the name that DREAM is most excited about having potentially fight in Japan is Kimbo Slice. DREAM/EliteXC form partnership @ DREAM official ...

DREAM 3 Pre-Fight Press Conference

Posted 5/11/2008 on Ultimate MMA Video Blog

Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Ultimate MMA videos for your viewing pleasure. Also news and comments from the world of mma.

BREAKING: DREAM and EliteXC announce partnership

Posted 5/10/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

In an annoucement that could potentially change the face of the industry or that could be nothing of sigificance DREAM and EliteXC have announced a partership agreement. They’re saying that they’ll share fighters, refs and other resources. Details to follow.

DREAM 3 ordered card line-up

Posted 5/10/2008 on FightOpinion.com

Featherweights: Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Shoji Maruyama Middleweight GP: Jason Miller vs. Katsuyori Shibata Middleweight GP: Melvin Manhoef vs. Kim Dae Won Lightweights: Daisuke Nakamura vs. Jung Bu-Kyung DREAM Welterweight contender’s match: Nick Diaz vs. Katsuya Inoue Lightweight GP: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luiz Buscape Lightweight GP: Joachim Hansen vs. Eddie Alvarez Lightweight GP: Kaoru ...

DREAM 3 Hansen v. Alverez “de facto final?”

Posted 5/10/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

A brief article in today’s NikkanSports suggests that the DREAM.3 light heavyweight GP matchup between Eddie Alverez and Joaquim Hansen might as well be considered the “de facto final” of the tournament. It’s definitely a great matchup and whomever emerges victorious will definitely be in the mix but I’m not willing to count out ...

Nick Diaz Back on Dream.3 MMA Card

Posted 5/9/2008 on FanHouse

After a prolonged controversy about whether his contract would allow him to participate, American Nick Diaz is officially on this weekend's Dream.3 mixed martial arts card in Japan. Here's a look at Diaz showing off his gym: EliteXC officials had previously said that Diaz would be violating his contract if he participated in the Dream.3 card, but his trainer, Cesar Gracie, says they've ...

Nick Diaz *back* on DREAM.3 card?

Posted 5/8/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

That’s what I’m hearing from a few usually reliable sources in Japan. Word is that DREAM parent company FEG and EliteXC have worked out some sort of agreement and Gary Shaw has given his blessings to Diaz fighting on Sunday’s show. Actually, that part happened yesterday but at that point Diaz said that since ...

RING NOTES: MMA fans get DREAM in middle of night

Posted 5/8/2008 on Keep Punching

DREAM’s Lightweight Grand Prix heats up with quarterfinal action at DREAM 3 early Sunday morning on HDNet from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. HDNet, which aired taped coverage of DREAM 1 and DREAM 2 last weekend, has blocked off midnight-5 a.m. to air the event live and in its entirety. HDNet will air a replay of DREAM 3 on Sunday at 1 p.m. The quarterfinal matchups look very ...

BREAKING: Mirko/Lebanner DREAM.4 fight postponed

Posted 5/7/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

The Mirko Cro Cop/Jerome LeBanner fight scheduled for DREAM.4 has been postponed due to a Cro Cop training injury. Details to follow

(Dis)organized chaos with Cro Cop

Posted 5/7/2008 on FightOpinion.com

There are plenty of rumors that Mirko Cro Cop will face Jerome Le Banner or Sergey Kharitonov at a future DREAM event. Well, maybe that won’t happen after all. Share This

Congrats to Fox Sports

Posted 5/7/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

For posting the ‘Diaz is off DREAM’ story at 1:18 PM Eastern today. They get less credit for acting like they know what’s going on, since the story yesterday reporting that ‘Diaz is *on* DREAM’ was posted well after EliteXC had pulled him from the card. EliteXC blocks DREAM bout for Diaz @ FoxSports

Inside MMA: Roddy Piper, Ray Mancini and More

Posted 5/7/2008 on Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts

Bas and Kenny review the April 29th DREAM 2 event from Japan and preview the latest MMA movie Redbelt. Guests include former pro wrestling champion and Hall of Fame inductee "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, former lightweight boxing champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, and MMA filmmaker Bobby Razak. And here's a new audio interview with the classy Rich Franklin.

Shinya Aoki injury update

Posted 5/6/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

The Japanese sports media is reporting several different stories regarding the extent and nature of Shinya Aoki’s injuries that have forced the postponement of his 2nd round DREAM lightweight GP bout until June 15th. One thing that is certain is that he had some cartilage damage to his nose that is hampering his breathing. ...

Japan MMA update

Posted 5/5/2008 on MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com

A couple of stories out of Japan today–the biggest is the announcement that Shinya Aoki’s second rought Lightweight GP matchup has been rescheduled to DREAM.4. We’ve got a full report on this: Aoki’s second round bout postponed @ The Savage Science Additionally, the World Victory Road Sengoku 2 card has been finalized with the addition of ...

Japan's 'other' MMA organization

Published 5/9/2008 on TheSavageScience.com MMA

DREAM may get all of the press, but World Victory Road may have the greater longterm viability in the Japanese MMA marketplace