The official weigh-in ceremony for DREAM 11 took place earlier today and all fighters competing at the event successfully made weight without incident.
DREAM 11 will take place early Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan and will air live in North America at 7:00 AM ET on HDNet. For those who miss the live airing, the replay will air at 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 9, on HDNet.
The event features the conclusion to DREAM's Featherweight Grand Prix. Participants in the tourney include Bibiano Fernandes, Joe Warren, Hiroyuki Takaya and Hideo Tokoro. A bout between Kazuyuki Miyata and Daiki Hata will serve as the featherweight grand prix reserve bout.
Also featured at DREAM 11 is a highly anticipated DREAM lightweight title bout between current champ Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen and Shinya Aoki as well as the semifinals of the "Super Hulk" open weight tournament.
The "Super Hulk" semi-final match ups produced the biggest differences in weight as Ikuhisa Minowa (192.9 pounds) will take on the gigantic Hong Man Choi (319.6) and Sokoudjou (220.4) will face Bob Sapp (341.7).
Below are the official weigh-in results for DREAM 11:
DREAM Lightweight Title Match - Joachim Hansen (150.3 lb/68.2 kg) vs. Shinya Aoki (153.8 lb/69.8 kg)
Tatsuya Kawajiri (154.1 lb/69.9 kg) vs. Melchor "Barracuda" Manibusan (152.5 lb/69.2 kg)
Kazushi Sakuraba (184.0 lb/83.5 kg) vs. Rubin Williams (181.8 lb/82.5 kg)
Bibiano Fernandes (138.2 kg/62.7 kg) vs. Joe Warren (138.2 lb/62.7 kg)#
Hiroyuki Takaya (138.8 lb/63 kg) vs. Hideo Tokoro (138.4 lb/62.8 kg)#
Kazuyuki Miyata (138.4 lb/62.8 kg) vs. Daiki "DJ.taiki" Hata (138.4 lb/62.8 kg)*
Hong Man Choi (319.6 lb/145 kg) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (192.9 lb/87.5 kg)^
Bob Sapp (341.7 lb/155 kg) vs. Sokoudjou.html'>Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (220.4 lb/100 kg)^
#=2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Semifinal bout
*=2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout
^=Super Hulk Tournament Semifinal bout
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