Dong Sik Yoon injury cancels fight against Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua on April 5
In his first trip to Japan since the demise of PRIDE, Murilo Rua may have to wait to make his debut for DREAM after Korea’s Dong Sik Yoon (4-6) was forced off the DREAM 8 card with an undisclosed injury, according to Nightmare of Battle.
“Ninja” (16-9-1) hasn’t competed since a technical knockout loss to Benji Radach at “Heat” last October for the now-defunct Elite XC organization. He signed with DREAM after Strikeforce reportedly opted to pass on his acquired Pro Elite contract.
DREAM officials are currently scrambling to find a replacement, and the Japanese promotion is notorious for finding fighters on short notice, so there is still a chance that Rua will compete. It should be noted, however, that both fighters have been removed from the official lineup.
Here is the current DREAM 8 card, scheduled for the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan:
Main card:
Sergei Kharitonov (16-3) vs. Jeff Monson (29-8)
Ikuhisa Minowa (41-29-8) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (2-6-1)
Andrews Nakahara (1-1) vs. Shungo Oyama (7-11)
Vitor Ribeiro (19-2) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (4-4-1)Welterweight Grand Prix:
Shinya Aoki (20-3) vs. Hayato Sakurai (34-8-2)
Andre Galvao (2-0) vs. John Alessio (24-12)
Yuya Shirai (15-7) vs. Jason High (6-1)
Marius Zaromskis (8-2) vs. Seichi Ikemoto (18-14-5)Featherweight Grand Prix:
Hideo Tokoro (21-15-1) vs. Daiki Hata (10-5-3)
Stay tuned for more information on Rua’s participation as it becomes available. In the meantime, get up to speed on all things DREAM by clicking here.
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