Gesias “JZ” Calvancante (14-1-1) and Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki (14-2)have some unfinished business. And DREAM officials aren’t wasting any time in settling the score according to the official DREAM website.
At the opening round of the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix on March 15, the much anticipated match-up between Calvancante and Aoki was stopped after Aoki suffered accidental - albeit illegal - blows to the back of the head and neck and was unable to continue.
The bout was ruled a “no contest” and Calvancante and Aoki are set to rematch at DREAM.2 on April 29. The victor had better plan on an early stoppage since they’ll only have two weeks to recover for the next round at DREAM.3 on May 11 at the Saitama Super Arena.
Waiting for them will be Olympic silver medalist and K-1 veteran Katsuhiko Nagata (4-2). Nagata advanced to the second round by defeating Russia’s Artur Oumakhanov via unanimous decision.
For a look at the Calvancante/Aoki stoppage check out the video below:
DREAM.2 will also mark the beginning of the 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix. For a look at the event and a pretty solid fight card that includes fan favorites Denis Kang (29-9-1) and Kazushi Sakuraba (23-10-1) click here.
DREAM officials also announced the second round matches for the Lightweight Grand Prix at DREAM.3 on May 11:
- Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Caol Uno
- Joachim Hansen vs. Eddie Alvarez
- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luis “Buscape” Firmino
- Katsuhiko Nagata vs. winner of Aoki/Calvancante
Between DREAM, the UFC, World Victory Road and EliteXC/Strikeforce it’s going to be an amazing and action-packed year of mixed martial arts.
What a great time to be an MMA fan.
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Great to hear there’s a rematch. I’ll be pulling for Aoki, but I don’t think his chances are good.
I’m alll juiced about PRIDE - i mean DREAM deciding to have a rematch between these 2 instead of that NC BS. Calvancante will damage Aoki (again) and take the whole thing. He reminds me of a mini Wanderlei Silva but meaner. And by the way Aoki’s pants are atrocious looking.. i mean wtf are they wearing in japan?! (rainbow colored female 70’s disco tights) LOL LOLOL!!! Dana needs to sign this guy. He’d automaticly be #1 contender.
i glad there having that rematch, i could not beleave they matched them up in the 1st round to begin with. jz looked great he should take it.
There was nothing illegal about those elbows. On Inside MMA last week Big John McCarthy put it best when he said something like, “I don’t doubt they hurt but they weren’t technically illegal”. Actually maybe Don Frye put it better with a simple, “Bullshit”. This is just DREAM taking the chance to give their boy a second chance because he lost without putting up a good fight.
This is the best decision for the fans
[quote comment=”403682″]There was nothing illegal about those elbows. On Inside MMA last week Big John McCarthy put it best when he said something like, “I don’t doubt they hurt but they weren’t technically illegal”. Actually maybe Don Frye put it better with a simple, “Bullshit”. This is just DREAM taking the chance to give their boy a second chance because he lost without putting up a good fight.[/quote]
I’m leaning toward legal, too, but it’s really impossible to tell from the video i’ve seen.
Nice, JZ FTW! If the fight goes down in the same manner as their first, two weeks will be enough for JZ to recover before he woops nagata too.
OFF TOPIC:
Did I miss something? I haven’t seen the payouts for the last fight night on weds. I was interested to see what everyone got…
Would anyone really pay to see this on pay per view?
[quote comment=”403776″]Would anyone really pay to see this on pay per view?[/quote]
I would but unfortunately their not airing it here yet. I’ll tell you something else though, if they could grab some of the free but talented agents from the HW division that is currently on the market I’ll go back to watching Pride instead of UFC. I mean, I’ll watch Dream instead lol.
jZ will destroy this chump. also im tired of people saying that dream has the best lightweight division thats bull. The top five guys in the UFC will maul those overrated chumps. Penn, sherk, florian, huerta, tyson.
[quote comment=”403799″]jZ will destroy this chump. also im tired of people saying that dream has the best lightweight division thats bull. The top five guys in the UFC will maul those overrated chumps. Penn, sherk, florian, huerta, tyson.[/quote]
jz and hellboy would eat up young florian, huerta and tys for light afternoon snack, but could hang with penn & sherk
[quote comment=”403799″]jZ will destroy this chump. also im tired of people saying that dream has the best lightweight division thats bull. The top five guys in the UFC will maul those overrated chumps. Penn, sherk, florian, huerta, tyson.[/quote]
if you’re so tired you could try taking a nap.
Who the hell cares about DREAM?? Mania needs to stick to relevant mma news and relevant mma organizations. I mean cro crop fights for them for crying out loud!
You can see the red mark on Aoki’s back when he rolls over. IMO JZ wasn’t anywhere close to where Aoki was grabbing when he was rolling on the ground. He knew that he was going to lose, so he took a legal hit and made it look illegal!
DREAM = JOKE….Its the Minor Minor Leagues!
[quote comment=”403795″][quote comment=”403776″]Would anyone really pay to see this on pay per view?[/quote]
I would but unfortunately their not airing it here yet. I’ll tell you something else though, if they could grab some of the free but talented agents from the HW division that is currently on the market I’ll go back to watching Pride instead of UFC. I mean, I’ll watch Dream instead lol.[/quote]
I would be happy to pay for this event. This features some very solid lightweights and the middleweight tournament is awesome as well. Alvarez vs. Hellboy will be a WAR!
In Russia last Night….Aleksdander Emelienenko won his 4th fight in a row. He got the TKO win over chute box fighter Santos (not cyborg). I didnt see the fight, but I reads that he finished Santos with a flying knee followed by some devestating punches.
Excellent decision to do a rematch, I was very worried they’d rule it a NC and let JZ progress in the tourament without effectively winning.
As for Joachim Hansen vs. Eddie Alvarez: dare I say this might turn into a top candidate for Fight of the Year? I’m absolutely psyched about DREAM2, should be great.
[quote comment=”403814″]Who the hell cares about DREAM?? Mania needs to stick to relevant mma news and relevant mma organizations. I mean cro crop fights for them for crying out loud![/quote]
This website is MMAmania not UFCmania or TUFNOOBmania. There are some seriously talented fighters in DREAM; and I for one enjoy all the coverage and updates.
That was a bitch-move on Aoki’s part he first time they threw down. japanese ref’s play favorites alot. But so does Herb Dean standing up Cro Cop while Gonzaga was elbowing his head.
[quote comment=”403844″][quote comment=”403795″][quote comment=”403776″]Would anyone really pay to see this on pay per view?[/quote]
I would but unfortunately their not airing it here yet. I’ll tell you something else though, if they could grab some of the free but talented agents from the HW division that is currently on the market I’ll go back to watching Pride instead of UFC. I mean, I’ll watch Dream instead lol.[/quote]
I would be happy to pay for this event. This features some very solid lightweights and the middleweight tournament is awesome as well. Alvarez vs. Hellboy will be a WAR!
In Russia last Night….Aleksdander Emelienenko won his 4th fight in a row. He got the TKO win over chute box fighter Santos (not cyborg). I didnt see the fight, but I reads that he finished Santos with a flying knee followed by some devestating punches.[/quote]
i would gladly pay to watch, stick to ufc and when you become a mma fan you will understand.
[quote comment=”403868″][quote comment=”403814″]Who the hell cares about DREAM?? Mania needs to stick to relevant mma news and relevant mma organizations. I mean cro crop fights for them for crying out loud![/quote]
This website is MMAmania not UFCmania or TUFNOOBmania. There are some seriously talented fighters in DREAM; and I for one enjoy all the coverage and updates.[/quote]
I LOVE the DREAM coverage…Good stuff Jesse!!!
If you dont like DREAM then why did you click on the link? Mania provides many different threads to post your comments, if you have nothing good to add to a certain thread, feel free to skip it, I doubt we will miss you anyway!
[quote comment=”403799″]jZ will destroy this chump. also im tired of people saying that dream has the best lightweight division thats bull. The top five guys in the UFC will maul those overrated chumps. Penn, sherk, florian, huerta, tyson.[/quote]
there is alot of top lw’s that are not in the ufc check them out and you may feel different cause you must not have watched them fight to think otherwise.
New Fedor interview today from Fightline ..
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/4…o_320923.shtml
Fedor says Dana is a weird man and doesn’t care what he says; he also says he fights anyone his management puts in front of him and doesn’t care who it is.
He also stated that right now his manager is talks with EliteXC and the UFC to try and find a satisfactory deal!
Dear Fertita brothers:
PLEASE push Dana over to the sidelines while you personally deal with Fedor’s management. Put a Damn Gag order on Dana until you land Fedor, to stop the diarea from flowing out of his mouth and further insulting the Russians. You have been given a 2nd chance at fixing the UFC. Last year the Heavyweight division looked to be close to being complete, then you messed up and LOST Fedor, and the division crumbled.
Sign Fedor, and watch all the other heavyweights fall in to line and be begging to get back in the UFC. Signing Fedor would be the best thing to have ever happened to the Heavyweight division, and then you can stick it to greedy Couture and watch him come crawling back. Then you can really lowball the crap out of him and have him fighting for Peanuts!
You know Aoki just crapped himself. He tried to puss out of the first one but he cant do it again.
[quote comment=”403814″]Who the hell cares about DREAM?? Mania needs to stick to relevant mma news and relevant mma organizations. I mean cro crop fights for them for crying out loud![/quote]
[quote comment=”403839″]DREAM = JOKE….Its the Minor Minor Leagues![/quote]
Do either of you have any idea what you are talking about? These two fighters are consesus Top 10 LW’s in the world. The UFC only has about 3 of those. Here are two of them, fighting each other.
And for the Cro Cop comment. First off, I am not a Cro Cop fan. However, what organization did he fight in last? UFC. How about before that? PRIDE. You know what that is? The two biggest and best MMA organizations in history.
People shouldn’t talk down upon subjects that they have no idea about. Just skip the thread all together.
[quote comment=”403903″]New Fedor interview today from Fightline ..
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/4…o_320923.shtml
Fedor says Dana is a weird man and doesn’t care what he says; he also says he fights anyone his management puts in front of him and doesn’t care who it is.
He also stated that right now his manager is talks with EliteXC and the UFC to try and find a satisfactory deal!
Dear Fertita brothers:
PLEASE push Dana over to the sidelines while you personally deal with Fedor’s management. Put a Damn Gag order on Dana until you land Fedor, to stop the diarea from flowing out of his mouth and further insulting the Russians. You have been given a 2nd chance at fixing the UFC. Last year the Heavyweight division looked to be close to being complete, then you messed up and LOST Fedor, and the division crumbled.
Sign Fedor, and watch all the other heavyweights fall in to line and be begging to get back in the UFC. Signing Fedor would be the best thing to have ever happened to the Heavyweight division, and then you can stick it to greedy Couture and watch him come crawling back. Then you can really lowball the crap out of him and have him fighting for Peanuts![/quote]
John, you’re on fire today good stuff buddy. I can’t open that link for some reason, is anybody else having any problems?
[quote comment=”403948″][quote comment=”403903″]New Fedor interview today from Fightline ..
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/4…o_320923.shtml
Fedor says Dana is a weird man and doesn’t care what he says; he also says he fights anyone his management puts in front of him and doesn’t care who it is.
He also stated that right now his manager is talks with EliteXC and the UFC to try and find a satisfactory deal!
Dear Fertita brothers:
PLEASE push Dana over to the sidelines while you personally deal with Fedor’s management. Put a Damn Gag order on Dana until you land Fedor, to stop the diarea from flowing out of his mouth and further insulting the Russians. You have been given a 2nd chance at fixing the UFC. Last year the Heavyweight division looked to be close to being complete, then you messed up and LOST Fedor, and the division crumbled.
Sign Fedor, and watch all the other heavyweights fall in to line and be begging to get back in the UFC. Signing Fedor would be the best thing to have ever happened to the Heavyweight division, and then you can stick it to greedy Couture and watch him come crawling back. Then you can really lowball the crap out of him and have him fighting for Peanuts![/quote]
John, you’re on fire today good stuff buddy. I can’t open that link for some reason, is anybody else having any problems?[/quote]
hit the home button and you kind find it from there
Looks like Bodog fight went under.
http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/04/04/bodogfight-may-be-going-tits-up/
or
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/44/320942.shtml
Won’t lose too much sleep over it.
[quote comment=”403970″][quote comment=”403948″][quote comment=”403903″]New Fedor interview today from Fightline ..
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/4…o_320923.shtml
Fedor says Dana is a weird man and doesn’t care what he says; he also says he fights anyone his management puts in front of him and doesn’t care who it is.
He also stated that right now his manager is talks with EliteXC and the UFC to try and find a satisfactory deal!
Dear Fertita brothers:
PLEASE push Dana over to the sidelines while you personally deal with Fedor’s management. Put a Damn Gag order on Dana until you land Fedor, to stop the diarea from flowing out of his mouth and further insulting the Russians. You have been given a 2nd chance at fixing the UFC. Last year the Heavyweight division looked to be close to being complete, then you messed up and LOST Fedor, and the division crumbled.
Sign Fedor, and watch all the other heavyweights fall in to line and be begging to get back in the UFC. Signing Fedor would be the best thing to have ever happened to the Heavyweight division, and then you can stick it to greedy Couture and watch him come crawling back. Then you can really lowball the crap out of him and have him fighting for Peanuts![/quote]
John, you’re on fire today good stuff buddy. I can’t open that link for some reason, is anybody else having any problems?[/quote]
hit the home button and you kind find it from there[/quote]
LOL, it took me to an error page but I went to the main page and found it from there, thanks (something wrong with my mind today, I’m in zombi mode LOL).
DREAM is the new pride, i can actually respect them and i dont mind fighters leaving to DREAM (alough i would prefer they didnt) because pride was the ufc of japan, maybe more succesful and DREAM is run by alot of the same people
as u can tell by my name i dont respect other organizations who are trying to get in on the latest “hot” thing
and plus i like the name DREAM haha
[quote comment=”403948″][quote comment=”403903″]New Fedor interview today from Fightline ..
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/4…o_320923.shtml
Fedor says Dana is a weird man and doesn’t care what he says; he also says he fights anyone his management puts in front of him and doesn’t care who it is.
He also stated that right now his manager is talks with EliteXC and the UFC to try and find a satisfactory deal!
Dear Fertita brothers:
PLEASE push Dana over to the sidelines while you personally deal with Fedor’s management. Put a Damn Gag order on Dana until you land Fedor, to stop the diarea from flowing out of his mouth and further insulting the Russians. You have been given a 2nd chance at fixing the UFC. Last year the Heavyweight division looked to be close to being complete, then you messed up and LOST Fedor, and the division crumbled.
Sign Fedor, and watch all the other heavyweights fall in to line and be begging to get back in the UFC. Signing Fedor would be the best thing to have ever happened to the Heavyweight division, and then you can stick it to greedy Couture and watch him come crawling back. Then you can really lowball the crap out of him and have him fighting for Peanuts![/quote]
John, you’re on fire today good stuff buddy. I can’t open that link for some reason, is anybody else having any problems?[/quote]
Thanks Linx: When I read something interesting i just pass it on.
[quote comment=”403903″]New Fedor interview today from Fightline ..
http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/4…o_320923.shtml
Fedor says Dana is a weird man and doesn’t care what he says; he also says he fights anyone his management puts in front of him and doesn’t care who it is.
He also stated that right now his manager is talks with EliteXC and the UFC to try and find a satisfactory deal!
Dear Fertita brothers:
PLEASE push Dana over to the sidelines while you personally deal with Fedor’s management. Put a Damn Gag order on Dana until you land Fedor, to stop the diarea from flowing out of his mouth and further insulting the Russians. You have been given a 2nd chance at fixing the UFC. Last year the Heavyweight division looked to be close to being complete, then you messed up and LOST Fedor, and the division crumbled.
Sign Fedor, and watch all the other heavyweights fall in to line and be begging to get back in the UFC. Signing Fedor would be the best thing to have ever happened to the Heavyweight division, and then you can stick it to greedy Couture and watch him come crawling back. Then you can really lowball the crap out of him and have him fighting for Peanuts![/quote]
amen man well said, I used to be a HUGE fan of Dana, i used to think people like tito ortiz were just cry babys and he is at times, but now i’m starting see now how dana is putting himself ahead of the fighters, they should have someone else deal with the contract negotations, but keep dana around because he can positivly contibute to the UFC