Another pivotal featherweight match-up has been added to the upcoming DREAM card. It's the classic "striker vs. grappler" bout here, as Akiyo Nishiura, better known as "Wicky", will be taking on former UFC title challenger and Japanese legend Caol Uno in a featherweight bout. While Uno has had a long and storied career, he has fallen on hard times now and is in desperate need of a win, though "Wicky" will be quick to thwart those plans. The bout takes place on May 29th at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan at DREAM 17--the event will coincide with several charities in order to help with the relief efforts for Japan following the recent tragedies that have plagued the land. ...

While Japan has seen better days, with the country having recently been ravaged by tsunamis and earthquakes galore, one thing remains strong, and that is the mixed martial arts community. We've seen that first with the recent Strikeforce event, where three of Japan's best participated on the card, with DREAM's featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takaya, lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, and perennial contender Tatsuya Kawajiri all in action. Though the participants left the the event with mixed results, with Shinya Aoki the only one emerging victorious with a first-round submission win over lightweight prospect Lyle Beerbohm, DREAM hopes to give an extra push towards Japan's relief efforts by holding their May event side by side with various charities. And said event will also feature the organization's inaugural bantamweight grand-prix, which will feature many notable fighters. ...

DREAM has announced three additional matchups for it's DREAM.14 card in Saitama May 29, including the return of former lightweight champion “Hellboy” Joachim Hansen (18-8). Coming off consecutive losses since winning the DREAM strap in a TKO of “Tobikan Judan” Shinya Aoki (19-5) at DREAM.5 in 2008, Hansen will battle “Streetfight Bancho” Hiroyuki Takaya (12-8-1).  Takaya himself is entering the fight on a two-loss skid. Also announced is a featherweight matchup between “Wicky” Akiyo Nishiura (10-5-1) and Hideo Tokoro (26-21-1). ...