DREAM 12 (2009)

OLYMPIA DREAM.12

Cage of the Rising Sun

DREAM.12 took place on October 25, 2009, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Eddie Alvarez facing Katsunori Kikuno in a lightweight bout, with Alvarez coming off a submission win over Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM.5 and Kikuno entering undefeated after a TKO victory in DEEP. Other key matchups include Alistair Overeem vs. James Thompson in a heavyweight clash, Marius Žaromskis vs. Myeon Ho Bae in the welterweight division, and Chase Beebe vs. Yoshiro Maeda in a featherweight bout. The event introduces a unique white cage instead of a ring, a first for DREAM.

Date of release

2009-10-25

TMDB

4.2 / 10 (2)

Runtime

3h 15m

Casting

• Dong Sik Yoon — Self
• Tarec Saffiedine — Self
• Alistair Overeem — Self
• James Thompson — Self
• Katsunori Kikuno — Self
• Eddie Alvarez — Self
• Marius Zaromskis — Self
• Myung Ho Bae — Self
• Zelg Galesic — Self
• Kazushi Sakuraba — Self
• Katsuyori Shibata — Self
• Tokimitsu Ishizawa — Self

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