List of Dream champions

This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class. Dream is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group. The first two champions were crowned after the 2008 Lightweight and Middleweight Grand Prix, while the 2009 Welterweight and Featherweight GPs have crowned the champions at those weights. The 2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion at Dream 16. The 2011 World Bantamweight Grand Prix crowned the first ever Dream Bantamweight Champion at Dynamite!!! 2011.

Contents

Title Histories

Bantamweight Championship

57.1 to 61.2 kilograms (126 to 135 lb)
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Bibiano Fernandes
(def. Antonio Banuelos)		 02011-12-31 December 31, 2011
(Dynamite!! 2011)

Featherweight Championship

61.0 to 65.0 kilograms (134 to 143 lb)
Prior to December 31, 2010 the Dream Featherweight division was 56.0 to 63.0 kilograms (123 to 139 lb)
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Bibiano Fernandes
(def. Hiroyuki Takaya)		 02009-10-06 October 6, 2009
(Dream 11)
2 Hiroyuki Takaya 02010-12-31 December 31, 2010
(Dynamite!! 2010)

Lightweight Championship

65.0 to 70.0 kilograms (143 to 154 lb)
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Joachim Hansen
(def. Shinya Aoki)		 02008-07-21 July 21, 2008
(Dream 5)
2 Shinya Aoki 02009-10-06 October 6, 2009
(Dream 11)

Welterweight Championship

70.0 to 76.0 kilograms (154 to 168 lb)
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Marius Zaromskis
(def. Jason High)		 02009-07-20 July 20, 2009
(Dream 10)

Middleweight Championship

76.0 to 84.0 kilograms (168 to 185 lb)
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Gegard Mousasi
(def. Ronaldo Souza)		 02008-09-23 September 23, 2008
(Dream 6)
Title vacated after Mousasi moved up to light heavyweight.[1]
Ronaldo Souza and Jason Miller fought to a no contest on May 26, 2009 (Dream 9) in a title fight for the vacant middleweight championship.

Light Heavyweight Championship

84.5 to 93.0 kilograms (186 to 205 lb)
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Gegard Mousasi
(def. Tatsuya Mizuno)		 02010-09-25 September 25, 2010
(Dream 16)

Heavyweight Championship

93.5 kilograms (206 lb) and up
No. Name Date Defenses
1 Alistair Overeem
(def. Todd Duffee for title)		 02010-12-31 December 31, 2010
(Dynamite!! 2010)
Title vacated after Overeem signed with the UFC.

Tournaments

Year Weight Division Champion Runnerup Event
2008 Lightweight Joachim Hansen Shinya Aoki Dream 5
2008 Middleweight Gegard Mousasi Ronaldo Souza Dream 6
2009 Welterweight Marius Zaromskis Jason High Dream 10
2009 Featherweight Bibiano Fernandes Hiroyuki Takaya Dream 11
2009 Superhulk Ikuhisa Minowa Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Dynamite!! 2009
2010 Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi Tatsuya Mizuno Dream 16
2011 Bantamweight Hideo Tokoro Masakazu Imanari Dream: Japan GP Final
2011 Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes Antonio Banuelos Dynamite!! 2011

By Nationality

The following include championship title holders or tournament winners by nationality.

Country Titles
 Armenia 4
 Japan 4
 Brazil 4
 Lithuania 2
 Norway 2
 Netherlands 1

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/14663/jacare-souza-and-mayhem-miller-title-fight-official-for-dream-9.mma
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