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The event, ‘GSI presents DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year’s Eve Special’, will commence at 4 p.m. Tokyo time on Dec. 31 and roll through to a midnight grand finale. DREAM 18 will see an amazing line up of top Japanese and international MMA superstars.

GLORY 4 Tokyo will feature the best heavyweight kickboxers in the world battling it out in a16-man, single-elimination tournament. The winner of the one-night tournament will be crowned the GLORY Heavyweight Grand Slam Champion and receive a grand prize of US $400,000 – the biggest prize in the sport.

Among the superstar fighters that have accepted a place in the invitation-only line-up are Semmy Schilt, Daniel Ghita, Remy Bonjasky, Gokhan Saki, Peter Aerts and Errol Zimmerman. Sixteen world class fighters will enter, but only one can emerge victorious in what is the toughest tournament the fighting world has ever seen.



DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year’s Eve Special - Fight Card Updates
December 31, 2012
Saitama Super Arena
Japan



MMA Rules:

Tatsuya Kawajiri
Hiroyuki Takaya
Satoru Kitaoka
Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai
Shinya Aoki vs. Will Brooks


GLORY Grand Slam Tournament:

Semmy Schilt (39-6) vs. Brice Guidon (28-7)
Gokhan Saki (77-15) vs. Raomoru (-)
Daniel Ghita (44-7) vs. Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki (27-9)
Remy Bonjasky (77-14) vs. Filip Verlinden (38-6)
Peter Aerts (104-30-1) vs. Mourad Bouzidi (73-19)
Errol Zimmerman (76-16-1) vs. Jamal Ben Saddik (22-0)
Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-8-1) vs. Igor Jurkovic (44-5)
Sergei Kharitonov (22-7) vs. Rico Verhoeven (37-6-1)

Updated Card:


On this day, it was announced, the card first in "DREAM.18" long-awaited. Bibiano Fernandes vs Yoshiro Maeda and Melvin Manhoef will fight Denis Kang one middleweight match.


DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year’s Eve Special - Fight Card Updates
December 31, 2012
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan



MMA Rules:

Tatsuya Kawajiri
Hiroyuki Takaya
Satoru Kitaoka
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Melvin Manhoef vs. Denis Kang
Phil Baroni vs. Hayato Sakurai
Shinya Aoki vs. Will Brooks


GLORY Grand Slam Tournament:

Semmy Schilt (39-6) vs. Brice Guidon (28-7)
Gokhan Saki (77-15) vs. Raomoru (-)
Daniel Ghita (44-7) vs. Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki (27-9)
Remy Bonjasky (77-14) vs. Filip Verlinden (38-6)
Peter Aerts (104-30-1) vs. Mourad Bouzidi (73-19)
Errol Zimmerman (76-16-1) vs. Jamal Ben Saddik (22-0)
Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-8-1) vs. Igor Jurkovic (44-5)
Sergei Kharitonov (22-7) vs. Rico Verhoeven (37-6-1)

I'd have to say so far that i am more excited for the Glory portion of the card.

DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year’s Eve Special
December 31, 2012
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan



MMA Rules:

Tatsuya Kawajiri
Hiroyuki Takaya (17-9-1) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (19-3)
Satoru Kitaoka (30-11-9) vs. Will Brooks (7-0)
Bibiano Fernandes (12-3) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (30-11-4)
Melvin Manhoef (26-9-1) vs. Denis Kang (35-15-2)
Phil Baroni (15-15) and Hayato Sakurai (36-12-2)
Shinya Aoki (31-6) vs. Antonio McKee (28-4-2)


GLORY Grand Slam Tournament:

Semmy Schilt (39-6) vs. Brice Guidon (28-7)
Gokhan Saki (77-15) vs. Raomoru (-)
Daniel Ghita (44-7) vs. Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki (27-9)
Remy Bonjasky (77-14) vs. Filip Verlinden (38-6)
Peter Aerts (104-30-1) vs. Mourad Bouzidi (73-19)
Errol Zimmerman (76-16-1) vs. Jamal Ben Saddik (22-0)
Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-8-1) vs. Igor Jurkovic (44-5)
Sergei Kharitonov (22-7) vs. Rico Verhoeven (37-6-1)

More fights added today:


Kickboxing:

Robin van Roosmalen vs. Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
Jerome Le Banner vs. Koichi Pettas

DREAM 18: Kawajiri To Face Omigawa On New Year's Eve Mega-Card At Saitama Super Arena‏


Two of Japan’s top featherweights (145 pounds/66 kilograms) have been added to the DREAM 18 portion of the stacked, doubleheader fight card that Glory Sports International will present at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan on New Year’s Eve, immediately prior to the GLORY 4 Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, one-night, 16-man tournament.

Tatsuya ‘Crusher’ Kawajiri (31-7-2) formerly the world’s No. 1 lightweight, is will enter the ring riding a four-fight win streak and face Judo specialist Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1), who recently departed the UFC to return to fighting in his native Japan.

“Kawajiri has been one of the fighting world’s top talents ever since he first put on a pair of gloves. He is a very hard hitter and has given us many memorable performances in the ring. He also has a solid submission game and is capable of finishing a fight at any moment either by KO or forcing the tap,” says Glory Sports International CEO Marcus Luer.

“In Omigawa you have an extremely high level judo player with an arsenal of trips and throws that few in MMA can match. His sense of timing and balance is spectacular, a lifetime’s work, and watching him hit a trip at just the right moment is like watching a master artist at work. Kawajiri wants this fight on the feet, but he is going to have a hard time staying there if Omigawa gets his way.”

Kawajiri has been fighting for top level organizations throughout his career. He has competed for PRIDE FC, Strikeforce, DREAM and ONE FC, and has taken victories over former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson, Norwegian standout Joachim Hansen and current UFC lightweight Yves Edwards. Twenty-one of his thirty-one career wins have come inside the distance, twelve by KO or TKO and nine by submission.

Omigawa’s rise to prominence came after entering the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix tournament as an underdog. He defeated LC Davis, Nam Phan and Marlon Sandro - all of whom were heavy favorites to win the tournament - and made it to the final. He lost a close split-decision but earned a lot of respect. Shortly afterwards he signed with DREAM and was then picked up by the UFC where he impressed U.S. and U.K. audiences with his world-class judo skills.

In other DREAM 18 action on New Year’s Eve, former DREAM lightweight (155 pounds/70 kilograms) champion Shinya Aoki (31-6) will face battle-tested wrestling specialist Antonio McKee (28-4-2). Heavy hitters Melvin Manhoef (26-9-1, 1 NC) and Denis Kang (35-15-2, 2 NC) will face off at middleweight (185 pounds/84 kilograms) and former DREAM bantamweight (135 pounds/61 kilograms) champion Bibiano Fernandes (12-3) will square off with Yoshiro Maeda (30-11-2) in a 139-pound/61-kilogram catchweight contest.

All-time great Hayato ‘Mach’ Sakurai (38-12-2) will meet hard-hitting brawler ‘New York Bad Ass’ Phil Baroni (15-15) in a welterweight (170 pounds/77 kilograms) affair. DREAM Featherweight Champion Hiroyuki Takaya (17-9-1) will collide with standout Georgi Karakhanyan (19-3-1) and Satoru Kitaoka (30-11-9) will battle undefeated rising star Will ‘Ill Will’ Brooks (7-0) at lightweight.

DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo – New Year’s Eve Special - Fight Card Updates
December 31, 2012
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan



MMA Rules:

Tatsuya ‘Crusher’ Kawajiri (31-7-2) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1)
Hiroyuki Takaya (17-9-1) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (19-3)
Satoru Kitaoka (30-11-9) vs. Will Brooks (7-0)
Bibiano Fernandes (12-3) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (30-11-4)
Melvin Manhoef (26-9-1) vs. Denis Kang (35-15-2)
Phil Baroni (15-15) and Hayato Sakurai (36-12-2)
Shinya Aoki (31-6) vs. Antonio McKee (28-4-2)


GLORY Grand Slam Tournament:

Semmy Schilt (39-6) vs. Brice Guidon (28-7)
Gokhan Saki (77-15) vs. Raomoru (-)
Daniel Ghita (44-7) vs. Jhonata Diniz (-)*
Remy Bonjasky (77-14) vs. Filip Verlinden (38-6)
Peter Aerts (104-30-1) vs. Mourad Bouzidi (73-19)
Errol Zimmerman (76-16-1) vs. Jamal Ben Saddik (22-0)
Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-8-1) vs. Igor Jurkovic (44-5)
Sergei Kharitonov (22-7) vs. Rico Verhoeven (37-6-1)


Kickboxing Fights:

Robin van Roosmalen vs. Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
Jerome Le Banner vs. Koichi Pettas
Toshio Matsumoto vs. Jason Wilnis
Mutsuki Ebata vs. Sang-Jae Kim



*Jhonata Diniz replaces Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki