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ProElite and DREAM have entered into a partnership that will see fighter exchanges and possibly co-promoted shows. T. Jay Thompson, the head of fighter operations for ProElite, leaked the news while stopping by Tuesday's installment of The MMA Hour . "We will be partnering with DREAM not only with a fighter exchange program," Thompson told host Ariel Helwani. "But some serious talks about bringing DREAM to the U.S. and bring ProElite to Japan." On Saturday, UFC veteran Kendall Grove will take on popular Japanese fighter Ikushia Minowa in the main event of ProElite 3 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Thompson said DREAM officials will be in attendance and another DREAM competitor, light heavyweight Tatsuya Mizuno, has joined Saturday's card to face Ilima Maiava. Thompson plans on establishing ProElite as a fun company and is excited with its matchmaking options now that there's a strong possibility of fighters such as Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri entering the fol...

Lawal nails Larkin shortly before stoppage (Tracy Lee) LAS VEGAS - Muhammed Lawal's ready to reclaim his crown. Make that another crown. Nicknamed "King Mo," Lawal is a nasty ground artist and put the hurt on Larkin, stopping him at 1:32 of the second round in fight No. 3 of the main card at Strikeforce inside The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Lawal got off 15 unanswered shots before referee Kim Winslow saved Larkin. Some in attendance thought it was a late stoppage, including Lawal, who yelled something in disgust about the ref. "She explained to me that she wants to give us a fair chance to keep on continuing," Lawal said once he calmed down a bit. "If it was me, I'd rather be put to sleep, too." Lawal, a former star on the international wrestling scene, has developed his striking, but there was little sense in banging it out on the feet with Larkin. Larkin is a dynamic striker with very little grappling experience. King Mo played to his streng...

Steve Cofield is a MMA and Boxing blogger for Yahoo! Sports. Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page. View the original article here

Steve Cofield is a MMA and Boxing blogger for Yahoo! Sports. Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page. View the original article here

Steve Cofield is a MMA and Boxing blogger for Yahoo! Sports. Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page. View the original article here

Steve Cofield is a MMA and Boxing blogger for Yahoo! Sports. Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page. View the original article here