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UFC Fight Night 62: Maia vs. LaFlare was a mixed martial arts event held on March 21, 2015 at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare.
DREAM.15 took place on July 10, 2010, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Shinya Aoki defending his Lightweight Championship against Tatsuya Kawajiri, with Aoki coming off a submission win over Mizuto Hirota at Dynamite!! 2009 and Kawajiri riding a TKO victory over Kazunori Yokota. Key undercard bouts include Gegard Mousasi vs. Jake O’Brien and Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Melvin Manhoef in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix opening round, alongside Michihiro Omigawa vs. Cole Escovedo. Originally planned as an eight-man tournament, the Grand Prix was scaled back to four fighters.
DREAM.13 took place on March 22, 2010, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, hosted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Joachim Hansen defending his Lightweight Championship against Shinya Aoki, with Hansen coming off a TKO win over Hiroyuki Takaya in 2009 and Aoki riding a submission victory over Mizuto Hirota at Dynamite!! 2009. Hansen previously won the title by defeating Aoki in 2008, while Aoki’s recent submission streak showcases his grappling dominance. Other key bouts include Josh Barnett vs. Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga, KJ Noons vs. Andre Amado, and Cole Escovedo vs. Yoshiro Maeda.
UFC Fight Night 34: Saffiedine vs. Lim was a mixed martial arts event held on January 4, 2014, at the Marina Bay Sands in Marina Bay, Singapore.
DREAM.10 took place on July 20, 2009, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. Key bouts include Paulo Filho vs. Melvin Manhoef in a middleweight clash, Jesse Taylor vs. Dong Sik Yoon, and a lightweight superfight between Katsunori Kikuno and Andre Amado. The card also features Vitor Ribeiro vs. Jason High and a featherweight bout with Joe Warren vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto.
DREAM "Fight for Japan" was an unnumbered event which took place on the 29th May 2011 to help raise funds for the disasters in Japan at the time. The fighters reportedly gave their fight purses to assist with aid for the country.It was the progression of the Bantamweight tournament which culminated at the next event which was Dream 17.
UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw was a mixed martial arts event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 24, 2014. A Bantamweight Championship bout between Renan Barão and Raphael Assunção was targeted as the event headliner. However, Assunção opted to decline the bout as a rib injury sustained in his last bout at UFC 170 had not healed enough to resume the proper training in advance of the event. Barão instead fought T.J. Dillashaw in the main event.
DREAM.12 took place on October 25, 2009, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Eddie Alvarez facing Katsunori Kikuno in a lightweight bout, with Alvarez coming off a submission win over Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM.5 and Kikuno entering undefeated after a TKO victory in DEEP. Other key matchups include Alistair Overeem vs. James Thompson in a heavyweight clash, Marius Žaromskis vs. Myeon Ho Bae in the welterweight division, and Chase Beebe vs. Yoshiro Maeda in a featherweight bout. The event introduces a unique white cage instead of a ring, a first for DREAM.
UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight winner Roy Nelson. Both men had coached opposite each other on the show Road to UFC: Japan.
UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.
