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DREAM.16 took place on September 25, 2010, at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Gegard Mousasi facing Tatsuya Mizuno in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final to crown the first DREAM Light Heavyweight Champion, with Mousasi coming off a submission win over Jake O’Brien and Mizuno advancing via TKO against Melvin Manhoef at DREAM.15. Other key bouts include Shinya Aoki vs. Marcus Aurelio, Jason Miller vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, and Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Chase Beebe. The event marks DREAM’s final MMA show of 2010 before Dynamite!!, featuring 10 bouts in a ring.

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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.

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DREAM.7 took place on March 8, 2009, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Shinya Aoki facing David Gardner in a lightweight bout, with Aoki coming off a unanimous decision win over Joachim Hansen at DREAM.5 and Gardner entering after a TKO victory in M-1 Challenge. Key featherweight Grand Prix opening round bouts include Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren, Masakazu Imanari vs. Wicky Akiyo Nishiura, and Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Jong Won Kim. Other notable fights include Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Daiki Hata and Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Ross Ebanez.

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WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on June 1, 2008 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event, announced on WEC 33, was a bout between Jens Pulver and Urijah Faber for WEC Featherweight Championship. WEC 34 was aired live on Versus.

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WEC 32: New Mexico was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) that took place on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. For the first time under Zuffa ownership, the show was held in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and not the usual spot of Las Vegas, Nevada. The event drew an estimated 268,000 viewers on Versus, a record low for the WEC.

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WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). The event took place on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on the Versus Network. The event featured a lightweight title match between champion "Razor" Rob McCullough and Richard Crunkilton. Additionally, Chase Beebe defended his bantamweight title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rani Yahya, who replaced Manny Tapia on the card after Tapia suffered a knee injury. WEC 30 was to feature the WEC debut of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver in his move to the featherweight division. However, Pulver had to withdraw from the fight due to a knee injury.

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WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio was the second mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on March 24, 2007. WEC 26 hosted three title fights on March 24. The first of the title fights was for the WEC Bantamweight Title, between challenger, Chase Beebe and champion, Eddie Wineland. The second of the title fights was for the WEC Featherweight Title, between challenger, Dominick Cruz and champion, Urijah Faber. The final title fight was for the vacant WEC Welterweight Title, between Carlos Condit and John Alessio.

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