Hansen to Face Cavalcante at Dynamite!! in Non-Title Match
By: Selina "Dead" Wong Posted On: November 13, 2008 at 5:10pmFighters.com’s fourth-ranked lightweight and DREAM champion “Hellboy” Joachim Hansen (18-7) will fight tenth-ranked “JZ” Gesias Cavalcante (12-1-1) at Dynamite!! in Saitama 31 December, the FEG officially announced Wednesday.
Hansen won the grand prix title in July with a first-round TKO of ninth-ranked “Tobikan Judan” Shinya Aoki (15-3).
Hansen was third-ranked Eddie Alvarez’s (13-1) replacement when Alvarez sustained a cut during the semifinals.
Cavalcante last fought in April, losing the unanimous decision to Aoki.
Hansen and Cavalcante have faced each other in the past: Hansen won the majority decision at a Shooto event in July 2004.
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