If you’re a vampire or have DVR

Date October 5, 2009

HDNet is showing DREAM11 tonight from 1-5 a.m.

DREAM, one of two major Japanese mixed martial arts organizations, is easily the best non-American MMA organization out there. DREAM 11 presents a mix of whacky matchups (like the Super Hulk tournament) with some incredibly big fights.

The fight I’m looking forward to the most is one between Joachim Hansen and Shinya Aoki. Each guy owns a victory over the other, but Hansen scored the bigger win when he won the DREAM lightweight GP by knocking out the favored Aoki. This is Hansen’s first fight since then, which was 14 months ago, as a slew of injuries have kept him from defending his title. It’s your typical stand-up fighter (Hansen) against a ground wizard (Aoki) and should make for a heck of a main event. I’m going with Aoki simply because I think the year-long layoff for Hansen will be a lot to overcome.

Japanese stars Kazushi Sakuraba and Tatsuya Kawajiri, as well as the semifinals of the featherweight GP will take place, as well as Super Hulk tournament bouts pitting Sokoudjou against Bob Sapp and Minowaman against Hong Man Choi.

Add to it the always entertaining Japanese production quality and if you have the time (or a DVR), this is one non-UFC or StrikeForce event definitely worth checking out.

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