In a made-for-Japan event, DREAM will be conducting an open weight competition entitled the “Super Hulk” tournament during its DREAM.9 on May 26 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
And confirmed to compete in the tournament is M-1 Global-contracted fighter and M-1 Challenge alumnus Gegard Mousasi.
Mousasi, who won DREAM’s middleweight Grand Prix last year, has relinquished his middleweight title in order to pursue his aspirations of competing at a heavier weight. Mousasi’s first test at heavyweight will not be an easy one, as he’s slated to meet K-1 striking specialist and former PRIDE super heavyweight Mark Hunt in the first round.
In addition to the “Super Hulk” tournament, DREAM.9 will also feature the second round of its featherweight Grand Prix along with a match between Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to determine DREAM’s new middleweight champion.
The current lineup is as follows:
Super Hulk Tournament (Open-Weight) -
- Jose Canseco vs. Hong-Man Choi
- Gegard Mousasi vs. Mark Hunt
- Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa vs. Bob Sapp
- Jan “The Giant” Nortje vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Featherweight Grand Prix -
- Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren
- Masakazu Imanari vs. Bibiano Fernandes
- Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
- Hideo Tokoro vs. Abel Cullum
DREAM Middleweight Title -
- Ronaldo Jacare vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller
