3/15 DREAM - MAJOR SPOILER result

Ok, I am home frome DREAM 1. For some reason I dont feel satisfied...

It was a very good production. I think the reason I am not satisfied in the main event...

I dont want to see it end like that... Aoki got a few elbows to the neck and couldn't continue. I think both these fighters will go through to the next round. There is no reasoning behind this, but the way it ended, its hard to justify anything else (of course, there is also the fact that they are 1 fighter short).

Hellboy won, so did Alvarez. The second round will be amazing!!

10- Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias "J.Z." Calvancante NO CONTEST
9- Tatsuya Kawajiri Def. Kultar “Black Mamba” Gil by Decision 3-0
8- Eddie Alvarez Def. Andre "Dida" Amade TKO, 6:47
7- (SF) Mirko “Crocop” Filipovic Def. Tatsuya Mizuno
6- Mitsuhiro Ishida Def. Bu Kyung Jung by decision 3-0
5- Katsuhiko Nagata Def. Artur Oumakhanov by decision 3-0
4- Luiz Firmino "Buscape" Def. Kazuyuki Miyata by front choke Round 1, 7:37
3- Joachim Hansen Def. Koutetsu Boku by decision 3-0
2- (SF) Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Def. Hidetaka Monma By TKO, Round 1 1:12
1- (SF) Minowaman 38-27-8 Def. Lee Gwan Bum by Knee-bar 1:25

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Pride Fighters Moving to UFC

Sherdog has an interesting article today (http://www.sherdog.com/news/pictures.asp?n_id=9225) on the exodus of Pride fighters moving to UFC. For me it is not the fighters moving to the UFC that is eyecatching. I am surprised at a couple of things:

1. None of the really top Japanese MMA fighters have accepted any contract.
2. The UFC does not seem to want to keep their side of the contract they have taken over after Pride(Joachim Hansen was offered half his contracted salary to fight in the UFC).

December 31 is when we really know what will happen with stars such as Gomi, Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Kasuo Misaki and other international stars such as Joachim Hansen. This is reportedly when their contracts run out.

My guess is that if these fighters were going to the UFC, they would have signed already. And lets face it, Japan is one of the biggest MMA markets in the world and where these fighters are likely to make the most money. Most of these fighters will most likely find their way to HEROs.

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