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HDNet will air DREAM.9, including the much-anticipated "Super Hulk" tournament with former MLB player Jose Canseco, live in the early morning hours of May 26.
HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon first broke the news last week on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio), and HDNet today confirmed the start time for the live broadcast.
The event, which also features the second round of the organization's featherweight grand prix, begins at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT).
The show takes place at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.
In addition to Canseco, a recent "celebrity boxer" who makes his MMA debut, the eight-man "Super Hulk" tournament includes UFC veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, former NFL lineman and kickboxer Bob Sapp, K-1 star Jan Nortje, veteran Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa, highly ranked middleweight Gegard Mousasi, PRIDE and K-1 vet Mark Hunt, and 7-foot-2 Hong Man Choi.
Meanwhile, the second round of DREAM's featherweight grand prix includes four match-ups with notables such as Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, Masakazu Imanari and Hiroyuki Takaya.
Additionally, Gesias "JZ" Cavalvante meets Tatsuya Kawajiri in the main event, and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza takes on Jason "Mayhem" Miller for the vacant DREAM middleweight title in the co-main event.
The full card includes:
* Gesias "JZ" Cavalvante vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
* Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller (for vacant middleweight title)
* Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren*
* Bibiano Fernandes vs. Masakazu Imanari*
* Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hiroyuki Takaya*
* Abel Cullum vs. Hideo Tokoro*
* Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa vs. Bob Sapp+
* Jan Nortje vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou+
* Mark Hunt vs. Gegard Mousasi+
* Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi+
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