Apparently Mirko Filipovic wasn’t kidding when he said he wanted to fight as much as possible this year.

The Croatian striker has reportedly agreed to face off against K-1 star Siala-Mou Siligia in a mixed martial arts showdown at DREAM 10 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on July 20, according to SI.com.

“Cro Cop” most recently competed at UFC 99: “The Comeback,” making a brief return to the Octagon with a win — albeit a controversial one due to an inadvertent eye poke that was missed by the referee that led to a victory over British heavyweight Mostapha Al-turk.

At the UFC 99 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White gave “Cro Cop” a verbal lashing for bolting on a supposed verbal deal for more fights within the UFC.

Filipovic refutes the claim and says the deal was for only one fight and that he would renegotiate after the event. Cro Cop wanted to fight multiple times this year and claims the UFC expected him to wait six months for another fight.

Now it appears he’s returning to the land of the rising sun, the country that made him a star.

“Mighty Mo” should present an interesting match-up, as he likes to stand and bang. “Mo’s” last mixed martial arts bout was against fellow K-1 star Semmy Schilt in a losing effort when Siligia was forced to tap to a triangle choke from “High Tower” at Dynamite!! 2008 on New Years Eve.

Also set to go down at DREAM 10 are the semifinals and finals of the promotions welterweight tournament, which was created in a bid to crown a 168 lbs champion.

The focal point of which will be veteran of the sport Hayato “Mach” Sakurai.

In his quarterfinal bout at DREAM 8, he easily disposed of the highly regarded Shinya Aoki, who was making the jump up in weight from lightweight. He was sent packing when “Mach” crushed him in a mere 27 seconds, putting an exclamation mark on the bout with some deadly knees that would leave Aoki out cold before he even had chance to contemplate working some of his ground magic.

Now he’s drawn Cage Rage veteran Marius Zaromskis in what should promise to be an entertaining showdown when they meet in their semifinal bout at DREAM 10.

Zaromskis earned his spot when he was able to get the upper hand on the scorecards against Seichi Ikemoto in a bout that saw its share of crazy moments, including one point when Zaromskis tried to backflip into Ikemoto’s guard.

When it came to its conclusion it was Zaromskis who was declared the victor, garnering a hard fought unanimous decision.

Rounding out the rest of the grand prix will be jiu-jitsu ace Andre Galvao, who is set to clash with the explosive Jason High.

Galvao progressed to the next stage of the tournament by dominating his quarterfinal fight on the ground back at DREAM 8 and eventually went on to submit opponent John Alessio by armbar late into the opening stanza.

High dominated his preliminary bout against Yuya Shirai from the get-go, coming out strong and landing a flurry of punches that would knock down Shirai and allow High to take his back and choke him unconscious.

Also in non-tournament action will be WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki is set to collide with fellow jiu-jitsu phenom Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro in what should turn out to be quite a grappling demonstration.

The fight replaces a previously scheduled lightweight title bout between Aoki and DREAM lightweight champion Joachim Hansen, which has apparently been scrapped altogether.

Here is the current line-up for DREAM 10:

Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinals:
Andre Galvao (3-0) vs. Jason High (7-1)
Hayato Sakurai (35-8-2) vs. Marius Zaromskis (9-2)

Welterweight Grand Prix Final:
Andre Galvao (3-0) or Jason High (7-1) vs. Hayato Sakurai (35-8-2) or Marius Zaromskis (9-2)

Non-tournament bout:
Shinya Aoki (20-4) vs. Vitor Ribeiro (20-2)
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filopovic (25-6-2) vs. Siala-Mou “Mighty Mo” Siligia (3-1)
Andre Amade (6-3) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (11-1)
Paulo Filho (16-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (23-5-1)

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