Ikuhisa Minowa vs Kendall Grove Targeted for ProElite 3

Former UFC middleweight Kendall Grove will meet Ikuhisa Minowa at ProElite 3 on Jan. 21 in Hawaii, MMAFighting.com has learned from sources close to the fighters. When contacted by MMAFighting.com, ProElite head of fight operations T. Jay Thompson would not confirm or deny the upcoming fight.

While not officially announced, ProElite 3 is scheduled to be held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, HI, site of ProElite 1.

According to sources close to the Japanese fighter, Minowa has signed a three-fight North American exclusive deal with ProElite.

Minowa, a 51-32-8 veteran of the sport, will be making his debut for ProElite as a middleweight. He has fought for Pancrase, PRIDE, DEEP, DREAM, and once in the UFC. The popular and charismatic Japanese fighter, nicknamed "The Punk" and "Minowaman," among other names, has won his last four fights in a row.

The 29-year-old Grove got back on the winning track when he defeated Joe Riggs at ProElite 1 in August. That fight marked his first since his release from the UFC following a second straight loss. The season 3 TUF winner ended his UFC run with a 7-6 record.

Also rumored for the Jan. 21 event is the return of Sara Mcmann and the semi-finals of the promotion's heavyweight tournament.

DREAM and OneFC Partner Up Plus Other HUGE News

There we have it - DREAM and OneFC have a partnership. Sources out of Japan confirmed with MMA-JAPAN that the two organizations have indeed agreed to a partnership. Here is the scope of it.... Continue Reading

Both sides have agreed to a copromotion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in March.

A couple of DREAM fighters will be on the February OneFC card Indonesia.

DREAM should have 4-6 shows in 2012 - a big uptick from last year

OneFC will do 8-12 shows across Asia

The OneFC Network will now have at least 40 shows in 2012

The OneFC Network has now signed another 21 EXCLUSIVE partners to it's network bringing it to a total of 38 of the top Asian MMA promotions and gyms in Asia, or 90% of this. These include gyms and promotions of the largest MMA brands in Asia.

90% of all eligible Asian fighters are now under the OneFC umbrella - impressive numbers here!

The Asian MMA Summit which will be lead by Victor Cui will be held in Singapore the week of the 21 of November. All the huge players in Asian MMA will be attending.

Asian MMA Summit Held Next Week

Another game changer is underway in Asia as Victor Cui of OneFC will be the wheels behind the Asian MMA Summit to be held in Singapore the week of 21 November. The Summit will be held at the SIX star St. Regis Hotel - the most prestigious hotel in Singapore.

Here are a list of the confirmed attendees:

OneFC - Largest MMA promotion in Asia

DREAM FC - Largest MMA Promotion in Japan

CFC - Largest MMA promotion in Australia

RoadFC - Largest MMA promotion in Korea

URCC - Largest MMA Promo in Philippines

MMA Malaysia - Largest MMA promotion in Malaysia

DareFC - Largest MMA promotion in Thailand

The 56th Impact! Doo Ho Choi x Mitsuhiro Ishida

New fights have been announced for the December 16th DEEP 56 IMPACT event.

DREAM veterans Yoshiro Maeda and Takafumi Otsuka will look to get back on the winning track.

20 year old Korean super prospect Doo Ho Choi will take on “The Endless Fighter” Mitsuhiro Ishida who makes his DEEP debut.

Shooto veteran Hideki Kadowaki also makes his DEEP debut against Isao Terada.

Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura will face the durable Seiji Akao.

Motoki Miyazawa will battle Yoshitomo Watanabe and Mach Dojo’s Hideto Kondo will fight Yoichi Fukumoto.

Previously announced for the card is the DEEP Welterweight title fight between Yuya Shirai and Mizuto Hirota teammate Taisuke “Goten” Okuno.

Seichi Ikemoto, Yusaku Nakamura, and Yoshiki Harada are planned to participate on the card.

Road FC 005! Night Of Champions

Road FC 005 will take place on December 3rd in Seoul, Jangchung Gymnasium and will contain the last two quarterfinals of the Road FC -84kg tournament.

Denis Kang will take on the tough as nails Shungo Oyama in one quarterfinal and Jong Dae Kim will take on Dool Hee Lee, who I believe is 4-0 at Middleweight, in the other.

In an awesome Lightweight super fight the heavy handed Ui Cheol Nam will take on world-class striker Vuyisile Colossa who you might remember from the first One FC event.

In a -88kg super fight Bernard Ackah, who lived in Korea while studying Taekwondo, will battle heavy-handed Jae Young Kim.

And in a Bantamweight super fight the experienced Kyung Ho Kang will face the young up-and-comer Min Jung Song.

Very good card thus far.

Road FC Young Guns 1 will take place the same day in the same arena, starting at 5:30 PM.

New Years 2011 Event Will Happen

Any questions regarding whether or not the 2011 New Years show would take place have been answered today, sources with the production outlet confirmed to MMA-JAPAN. The name, however, has yet to be decided upon. The words "DREAM New Years Eve" was the phrase used when speaking on the matter.

As you will recall, at the past DREAM event, it was referred to as Yarrenoka, the 2007 one off NYE event that preceded DREAM. It is rather certain that the show will NOT be called Dynamite!!