DREAM 15: Mousasi, Babalu, Sokoudjou All Reported for 205-Pound Tournament

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion “Dreamcatcher” Gegard Mousasi (24-2-1), former Strikeforce champ and UFC challenger “Babalu” Renato Sobral (31-9), and “African Assassin” Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (7-6) will compete in a light heavyweight tournament to begin at DREAM.15 May30, according to MMA Junkie.

Mousasi holds convincing TKO victories over both Babalu and Sokoudjou, his last two opponents in Strikeforce.  He’ll defend his Strikeforce belt versus “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal (4-0) in Nashville April 17.

Sobral’s last fight was the first-round TKO loss to Mousasi in San Jose last August.   Before that he submitted Sokoudjou at Affliction in Anaheim in January 2009.

Sokoudjou’s last fight was a TKO loss to “Minowaman” Ikuhisa Minowa (44-30-8) at K-1 Dynamite!! on New Year’s Eve.  Between losses to Mousasi las November and Sobral the January before, he TKO’d “Beast” Bob Sapp (10-5-1) and “Giant” Jan Nortje (2-6) at DREAM.