Glory World Series ownership resurrects DREAM for New Year's Eve event in Japan

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Japanese MMA promotion DREAM has been resurrected, as Glory Sports International, owners of kickboxing promotion Glory World Series, has overtaken the organization and will be presenting a New Year's Eve event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

GSI announced the acquisition and planned event on Thursday. GSI is taking over production of the event, running it as their own event with the DREAM name. Top DREAM fighters Hiroyuki Takaya, Tatsuya Kawajiri, and Satoru Kitaoka have all been confirmed for the event, and GSI revealed that there will be 10 MMA bouts and three kickboxing matches presented on the card.

"We are very fond of the DREAM brand and the company's world-class production team. The GSI team is passionate about Japanese MMA and is intent on restoring it to prominence," said Pierre Andurand, chairman of Glory Sports International. "The DREAM 18 event on New Year's Eve is a first step towards this goal."

"New Year’s Eve is traditionally the high point of the martial arts calendar in Japan, and DREAM has staged superb events at Saitama for the past four years. This year, GLORY will be taking over presentation of the event and you will see a better production than ever before. Fans worldwide can expect a spectacular show."

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_14792.shtml

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