Dream NYE Rumors- teaming up with GLORY

Sergei Kharatonov is now rumored to be on the Dream NYE card for an MMA match, lets keep our fingers crossed for Todd Duffee to be announced as his opponent.

Kitaoka and Kawajiri are names that have also been mentioned for this card but no opponent has been added for either.

I wonder if Aoki will get on the card? He came out unhurt in his last OneFC fight, but he was looking to avenge his teammate and get the title so maybe he will wait.

I'm hoping they get Doo Ho Choi to fight Crusher.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/31559/dream-and-glory-team-up-for-combined-new-years-eve-show-in-japan.mma
Not long after news that DREAM was alive and well and planning a New Year's Eve event in Japan, that show has gotten an upgrade.

Now the DREAM event next month will be combined with the GLORY 4 Tokyo Heavyweight Grand Slam kickboxing show that had been planned for earlier in December.

The new show, "DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year's Eve Special," takes place at 4 p.m. (2 a.m. ET) in Tokyo on New Year's Eve. Additional details for the card, including broadcast specifics, are expected soon.

The combined event will take place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, which is where the DREAM 18 show was to be held before the merger of the two events.

The GLORY 4 Tokyo event was planned for Dec. 2 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. But Glory Sports International, which was set to produce the DREAM show, decided the two shows could be combined.

"As a company, we want to create the most spectacular martial arts show Japan has ever seen," GSI chairman Pierre Andurand stated. "After taking over DREAM 18, it just made natural sense to look at the opportunity to revive the traditional New Year's Eve date and create a mega-show.

"We looked at the pros and cons, and it was clear that a combined show is the way to go. We are extremely proud and excited to deliver this mega-show to the Japanese fans and to the world at large."

The GLORY kickboxing event features a one-night, single-elimination 16-man tournament of heavyweight kickboxers. The winner brings home a $400,000 first-place prize. Notables expected for the tourney include Semmy Schilt, Daniel Ghita, Remy Bonjasky, Gokhan Saki, Peter Aerts and Errol Zimmerman.

DREAM featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takaya, veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri and former title challenger Satoru Kitaoka have already been announced as part of the MMA portion of the card.

DREAM's former owners, FEG, declared bankruptcy earlier this year. The GLORY kickboxing promotion, as well as other investors, took over promotion of the DREAM 18 New Year's event. GLORY's parent company, GLORY Sports International, purchased fellow kickboxing promotion It's Showtime earlier this year.

DREAM hasn't held a show since its most recent New Year's Eve event, which featured a full slate of MMA, kickboxing and pro-wrestling bouts. Famed heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko knocked out Satoshi Ishii in the headliner of the event, which also took place at Saitama Super Arena.

DREAM's future beyond this year's New Year's Eve event is not yet clear.

Heavyweight champion Semmy Schilt (39-6, 18 KO’s) of Netherlands
has been named the No. 1 seed in the tournament draw. Seeds No. 2
through 8 have been assigned to Gokhan Saki (77-15, 53 KO’s) of Turkey, Daniel Ghita (44-7, 34 KO's) of Romania, Remy ‘The Flying Gentleman’ Bonjasky (76-14, 40 KO's) of Netherlands, Peter ‘The Dutch Lumberjack’ Aerts (104-30-1, 78 KO’s) of Netherlands, Errol Zimmerman of Curacao (76-16-1, 41 KO’s), Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-8-1, 22 KO's) of Brazil and Sergei Kharitonov (22-7 12 KO’s) of Russia, respectively.

Semmy Schilt (No. 1 Seed)

An Ashihara Karate sensei, Schilt faced Zimmerman in Sweden earlier this
year in GLORY’s inaugural heavyweight championship bout, and his
dominating win underlined his place at the top of the weight category
and at the top of the pound-for-pound rankings.

Gokhan Saki (No. 2 Seed)

Saki’s performance against Mourad Bouzidi at GLORY 2 Brussels on Oct. 6
gave all his fellow heavyweights pause for thought. Few of them can
match Saki’s speed and power, and his left hand that has ended many a
fight.

Daniel Ghita (No. 3 Seed)

Ghita, known as ‘The Savage Samurai,’ is noted for his brutal leg-kicks
and technical kickboxing. In 2011 and 2012, he dismantled all the
opposition placed in front of him and is now at his absolute prime,
touted as a future all-time great.

Remy Bonjasky (No. 4 Seed)

One of the sport’s decorated, all-time greats who has produced some of
the most memorable moments in the ring with his high-flying, unorthodox
style, Bonjasky recently returned from a long hiatus to take on and beat
the very tough Silva in a grueling fight. During the bout, Bonjasky
proved that his superior athletic ability and conditioning remains
intact and that he still relies on his leaping knees and kicks which
have made him such a fan favourite.

Peter Aerts (No. 5 Seed)

For many fans, Aerts is still the face of kickboxing. He has fought in
Japan for 20 years and won the K-1 Grand Prix, once the top kickboxing
tournament, three times. Aerts has also beaten Schilt three times.

Errol Zimmerman (No. 6 Seed)

Zimmerman came to fight for his shot at the GLORY heavyweight title on
May 26 but, like many before him, he couldn’t overcome the dominant
Schilt. Since their matchup, Zimmerman has been working hard in the gym
and honing his fearsome right hand and, according to insiders, he has
some new tricks for whomever he faces in the tournament.

Anderson Silva (No. 7 Seed)

The No. 1 heavyweight kickboxer in Brazil, Silva was invited to
Amsterdam to become Aerts’ primary sparring partner for several years.
He has faced Bonjasky and fellow top heavyweight Badr Hari in 2012 and
impressed fans in both starts. In 41 professional fights, the
26-year-old has never once been knocked out.

Sergei Kharitonov (No. 8 Seed)

Russian bear and former paratrooper Kharitonov knows a thing or two
about shock tactics. In keeping with his military training, Kharitonov
likes to close the distance, overwhelm defenses and take the enemy out
as quickly and completely as possible before returning to base for his
next mission.

I love how they are making it a mega show with K-1 and MMA. I just hope AXS picks it up and airs it LIVE.

Can't wait! bbbbb BANG! <>

Goooodnight Irene! The big kabosh!

I think Ghita and Schilt are the favorites with Remy as a dark horse.

So it's Semmy vs Sergei in round 1? Sweet.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/11/26/3691574/dream-glory-nye-phil-baroni-vs-hayato-sakurai-16-man-hwgp-japan


DREAM.18 - GLORY 4 NYE Special 2012
December 31, 2012 -- Saitama Super Arena, Japan

MMA Rules:

- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Hiroyuki Takaya [DREAM FW Championship]
- Satoru Kitaoka
- Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai
- Shinya Aoki vs. Will Brooks*

GLORY Grand Slam Tournament:

- Semmy Schilt vs. Brice Guidon
- Sergei Kharitonov vs. Rico Verhoeven
- Gokhan Saki vs. Raomoru
- Anderson "Braddock" Silva vs. Igor Jurkovic
- Remy Bonjasky Filip Verlinden
- Errol Zimmerman Jamal Ben Saddick
- Peter Aerts vs. Mourad Bouzidi
- Daniel Ghita vs. Fabiano Aoki

* - Unconfirmed

They should just do Takaya vs Crusher

GDPofDRC wrote:

They should just do Takaya vs Crusher

Yeah I wouldn't mind seeing Crusher with the belt.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/11/28/3701202/asian-mma-one-fc-and-glory-forge-partnership-fighter-sharing-nye

Quote :

ONE FC and GLORY have joined forces, and will be sharing fighters starting with the planned GLORY-DREAM NYE event.
ONE Fighting Championship has officially joined forces with Glory Sports International, forming a partnership between these two groups have been making huge waves in the Asian region. Through this relationship, ONE FC and GLORY will now be able to share fighters throughout their network, which already includes several promotions in the region such as DREAM, URCC, Road FC, and CFC among others.

The fruits of this new partnership will start on the planned GLORY - DREAM NYE special. As we reported earlier, ONE FC fighters such as Phil Baroni and Shinya Aoki are going to be competing on the card, with more fighters from the network also expected to be added in the coming days.

DREAM.18 - GLORY 4 NYE Special 2012
December 31, 2012 -- Saitama Super Arena, Japan

MMA Rules:

- Bibiano Fernandes
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Hiroyuki Takaya [DREAM FW Championship]
- Satoru Kitaoka
- Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai
- Shinya Aoki vs. Will Brooks*

GLORY Grand Slam Tournament:

- Semmy Schilt vs. Brice Guidon
- Sergei Kharitonov vs. Rico Verhoeven
- Gokhan Saki vs. Raomoru
- Anderson "Braddock" Silva vs. Igor Jurkovic
- Remy Bonjasky Filip Verlinden
- Errol Zimmerman Jamal Ben Saddick
- Peter Aerts vs. Mourad Bouzidi
- Daniel Ghita vs. Fabiano Aoki

* - Unconfirmed

Melvin Manhoef vs. Denis Kang, Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda added to DREAM 18/Glory 4

http://www.liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2106:melvin-manhoef-vs-denis-kang-bibiano-fernandes-vs-yoshiro-maeda-added-to-dream-18-glory-4&catid=50:glory

We aren't an MMA site by any means but with GLORY putting on DREAM 18/GLORY 4, we might as well inform you of the whole card as opposed to just the kickboxing portion as it's sure to draw some interest on the MMA side of things as well.

Today in Japan, a press conference was held for DREAM 18/GLORY 4 and two fights were announced. Melvin Manhoef will fight Denis Kang in a middleweight bout, and Bibiano Fernandes fights Yoshiro Maeda (pictured, right) at bantamweight.

Manhoef will obviously be familiar to many kickboxing fans, as he's fought in K-1 and It's Showtime a lot and is one of the sport's more popular fighters. Manhoef has been doing MMA a lot more than kickboxing lately and he's 2-0-1 in 2012, coming off two wins in a row.

Many were starting to wonder when fight announcements would come, and it's good to see the fight card start to fill up. Expect a steady stream of fight announcements soon. There should also be one fight announced tomorrow, according to Sasahara.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/champ-shinya-aoki-vs-antonio-mckee-headlines-dream-18-on-new-years-eve
The latest "DREAM.18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year's Eve Special" MMA card now includes:

Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee - for lightweight title
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Denis Kang vs. Melvin Manhoef

I really hope AXS picks up this card LIVE. Looks very entertaining so far.

OU wrote:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/champ-shinya-aoki-vs-antonio-mckee-headlines-dream-18-on-new-years-eve
The latest "DREAM.18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year's Eve Special" MMA card now includes:

Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee - for lightweight title
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Denis Kang vs. Melvin Manhoef

If Mandingo pulls the upset, shouldn't he get another chance in UFC?

Ishii said that he's fighting Big Tim on New Years. Didnt specify which show but i hope it's this one,.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/karakhanyan-takaya-baroni-sakurai-brooks-kitaoka-booked-for-dream-18-card
The latest "DREAM.18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year's Eve Special" MMA card now includes:

Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee - for lightweight title
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Denis Kang vs. Melvin Manhoef
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai
Will Brooks vs. Satoru Kitaoka

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/dream-18-adds-tatsuya-kawajiri-vs-michihiro-omigawa-to-year-end-event
Former top-ranked lightweight Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri (31-7-2) will meet big-show vet Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1) in a featherweight bout later this month.
The latest "DREAM.18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year's Eve Special" MMA card now includes:

Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee - for lightweight title
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Denis Kang vs. Melvin Manhoef
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai
Will Brooks vs. Satoru Kitaoka
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Michihiro Omigawa

Big time new years show.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Big time new years show.

Yeah I'm hoping AXS picks it up. Or at the very least I hope I can buy an online stream and watch LIVE.

Hopefully Omigawa doesn't get a BS decision over Crusher. Although I'm losing hope of him coming over to the states

bobbitt15 wrote:

Hopefully Omigawa doesn't get a BS decision over Crusher. Although I'm losing hope of him coming over to the states

Crusher is a top 5 FW, I hope he makes it over eventually.

Looks like AXS TV is airing a Pitbull(the rapper) concert on NYE starting at 11pm ET. I really, really hope that weak shit doesn't prevent AXS from airing DREAM.