Dream 16

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title: "Dream 16" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dream-(mixed-martial-arts)-events", "2010-in-mixed-martial-arts", "sports-competitions-in-nagoya", "mixed-martial-arts-in-japan", "2010-in-japanese-sport"] description: "Dream mixed martial arts event in 2010" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_16" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Dream 16
image	DreamPoster16.jpg
promotion	Dream
date	September 25, 2010
venue	Nippon Gaishi Hall
city	Nagoya, Japan
attendance	9,304
previousevent	Dream 15
followingevent	Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011
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|name= Dream 16 |image=DreamPoster16.jpg |promotion=Dream |date=September 25, 2010 |venue= Nippon Gaishi Hall |city= Nagoya, Japan |attendance= 9,304 |gate= |previousevent=Dream 15 |followingevent=Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011

Dream 16 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on September 25, 2010, in Nagoya, Japan. The event aired live in North America on HDNet.

Background

This event served as the final for Dream's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion. Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno who won their opening round bouts at Dream 15 fought for the title.

A previously announced featherweight bout with Joe Warren fighting Michihiro Omigawa has been scrapped from this card.

Ikuhisa Minowa was previously reported to be fighting James Thompson, but instead fought Judo Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii. Thompson's last minute opponent ending up being Deep Megaton Champion Yusuke Kawaguchi.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Gegard Mousasi |def | Tatsuya Mizuno |submission (rear naked choke) |1 |6:10 |For the Light Heavyweight Championship. |Middleweight | Jason Miller |def |Kazushi Sakuraba |submission (arm-triangle choke) |1 |2:09 | |Lightweight | Shinya Aoki |def | Marcus Aurélio |unanimous decision |2 |5:00 | |Openweight | Satoshi Ishii |def |Ikuhisa Minowa |unanimous decision |2 |5:00 | |Featherweight |Hiroyuki Takaya |def | Chase Beebe |KO |1 |1:45 | |Featherweight |Michihiro Omigawa |def | Cole Escovedo |submission (straight armbar) |1 |2:30 | |Featherweight | Joachim Hansen |def | Hideo Tokoro |submission (triangle choke) |1 |2:48 | |Featherweight |Kazuyuki Miyata |def | Takeshi Inoue |unanimous decision |2 |5:00 | |Featherweight |Mitsuhiro Ishida |def | Akiyo Nishiura |split decision |2 |5:00 | |Heavyweight |Yusuke Kawaguchi |def |James Thompson |split decision |2 |5:00 |

2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket

|| Gegard Mousasi|SUB| Jake O'Brien|1 || Melvin Manhoef |1|** Tatsuya Mizuno**|SUB || Gegard Mousasi|SUB| Tatsuya Mizuno|1}}

References

References

1. "DREAM.16". dreamofficial.com.
2. "DREAM.16". mmajunkie.com.
3. "Champ Alistair Overeem, Gegard Mousasi, Melvin Manhoef probables for DREAM.15". mmajunkie.com.
4. (2010-09-13). "Warren: Dream 16 Bout with Omigawa Not Happening". sherdog.com.
5. (2010-09-22). "仰天カード実現!! 9・25『DREAM.16』日本ガイシホール大会追加対戦カード発表!!". dreamofficial.com.

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