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DREAM Fight For Japan: 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final

Jul 16, 2011 9:00 PM EDT Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan

DREAM - Fight For Japan: 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final. Japan GP Final will take place Jul. 16 from Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan. DREAM light-heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi will defend his title against Hiroshi Izumi while featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takaya faces Kazuyuki Miyata.

DREAM's bantamweight grand prix will conclude the event with a bout between finalists Masakazu Imanari vs. Hideo Tokoro. Keisuke Fujiwara and Kenji Osawa will compete for a third place in the grand prix.

DREAM Fight For Japan Fight Card

Jul 16, 2011 9:00 PM EDT

Light Heavyweight Title Fight
Gegard Mousasi vs Hiroshi Izumi
Featherweight Title Fight
Hiroyuki Takaya vs Kazuyuki Miyata
Masakazu Imanari vs Hideo Tokoro
Keisuke Fujiwara vs Kenji Osawa
Eiji Mitsuoka vs Bruno Carvalho
Drew Fickett vs Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Mizuno vs Trevor Prangley
Marius Zaromskis vs Eiji Ishikawa

DREAM Fight For Japan Coverage

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