Fighting Entertainment Group announced Friday an opponent for Tatsuya Kawajiri and confirmed the participation of Bob Sapp for its Dream.11 card on Oct. 6 in Yokohama, Japan.
Kawajiri won both his MMA fights in 2009 against Ross Ebanez and Cavalcante, but was fed in a kickboxing boutin July to experienced K-1 fighter Masato, whom Kawajiri suffered a second-round TKO loss to, Kawajiri will be the heavy favorite this time around, being booked to face a wrestling champ from Guam with a 2-2 record, Melchor "Barracuda" Manibusan.
Sapp has also been confirmed by the promotion as the replacement for Gegard Mousasi against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in the Super Hulk semifinals.
Daisuke Nakamura is still without an opponent after Cavalcante had to withdraw from the card due to a knee injury.
Fight Card:
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Melchor "Barracuda"
Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Hideo Tokoro
Joe Warren vs. Bibiano Fernandes
DJ.taiki vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Winner of Takaya-Tokoro vs. Winner of Warren-Fernandes
Daisuke Nakamura vs. TBA
Hong-Man Choi vs. Ikuhisa MInowa
Bob Sapp vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Kawajiri won both his MMA fights in 2009 against Ross Ebanez and Cavalcante, but was fed in a kickboxing boutin July to experienced K-1 fighter Masato, whom Kawajiri suffered a second-round TKO loss to, Kawajiri will be the heavy favorite this time around, being booked to face a wrestling champ from Guam with a 2-2 record, Melchor "Barracuda" Manibusan.
Sapp has also been confirmed by the promotion as the replacement for Gegard Mousasi against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in the Super Hulk semifinals.
Daisuke Nakamura is still without an opponent after Cavalcante had to withdraw from the card due to a knee injury.
Fight Card:
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Melchor "Barracuda"
Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Hideo Tokoro
Joe Warren vs. Bibiano Fernandes
DJ.taiki vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Winner of Takaya-Tokoro vs. Winner of Warren-Fernandes
Daisuke Nakamura vs. TBA
Hong-Man Choi vs. Ikuhisa MInowa
Bob Sapp vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
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