After Mirko Cro Cop confirmed that he would face the “kisser”, Yoshihiro Nakao at Dream's debut, a lot has changed in the last few days.
Nakao stated that he needed more time to prepare, however, his submission coach, Takumi Yano, stated that he had been receiving threats from the Japanese mafia, Yakuza, if the fighter entered the ring to face Cro Cop, Nakao would be kidnapped and thrown into the sea . It is widely said that the Yakuza was one of the main financiers of the extinct Pride.
With this, Mirko will face the inexperienced Tatsuya Mizuno, who has a record with four wins and two losses (to Brazilians Assuério Silva and Thiago Silva) as an MMA professional. Check the card
First phase of the lightweight GP:
Tatsuya Kawajiri x Kultar “Black Mamba” Gill
Shinya Aoki x Gesias “JZ” Calvancante
Mitsuhiro Ishida x Jung Bu-Kyung
Joachim Hansen x Koutetsu Boku
Kazuyuki Miyata x Luiz “Buscape” Firmino
Andre “Dida” Amade x Eddie Alvarez
Artur Oumakhanov x Katsuhiko Nagata
Superfight:
Mirko “Cro Crop” Filipovic x Tatsuya Mizuno