The day after the first caged fight card in promotional history, the winners from DREAM 12 gathered at a hotel in Osaka for a post-fight conference.
The public reaction to the newly unveiled cage and the broad implication of caged fight card held by a major Japanese organization will likely become evident in weeks and months [...]

Fans of mixed martial arts were once again treated to an action-packed weekend chock full of fights thanks to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and DREAM putting forth a bevy of top stars in the heat of battle.
UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” went down from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., and lit up [...]

Alistair Overeem vs. James Thompson

Check out more from Eddie Alvarez, Kazushi Sakuraba and Yoshiro Maeda after the jump.

The “Cage of the Rising Sun” is now officially in the books. DREAM unveiled its white, hexagonal cage for the inaugural caged fight card in promotional history.
The implication of the event on the future of the promotion and Japanese MMA will unfold in the coming days, weeks, and months: For the time being, DREAM [...]

Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) held the official weigh-in event earlier today for DREAM 12, which takes place on October 25 from the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
The stacked mixed martial arts event will air LIVE in North America on Oct. 25 at 2:00 AM ET courtesy of HDNet. For all the sleepyheads and chislers [...]

PRIDE veteran and former WEC Middleweight Champion, Paulo Filho, was unable to travel to Japan for his scheduled fight against Dong Sik Yoon at DREAM 12 from the Osaka-jo Hall on Oct. 25, according to Tatame.com.
The report cites a statement from Filho’s mother, who blames Visa issues as the culprit behind her son’s absence from [...]

UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” is not the only major mixed martial arts show set to go off this weekend — DREAM 12 is scheduled to take place at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday, Oct. 25.
It will mark the first time ever that a major Japanese MMA event will take place inside a [...]

Maniacs, calibrate your freak show radar!
Manager Monte Cox has given the green light for his client, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia (25-6), to verbally agree to his participation in the FieLDS Dynamite!! event on New Year’s Eve in Japan, according to MMA Fanhouse.
The tentative all-star line-up for the Dynamite!! 2009 MMA/K-1 hybrid fight card [...]

Heading into his bout with fellow WEC veteran Chase Beebe at DREAM 12, the former WEC title challenger Yoshiro Maeda reveals the thoughts that have been coursing through his head.
From DREAM official:
“This fight (against Chase Beebe) is not really a stepping stone to the next step in my career. Rather, my survival in DREAM is [...]