The writing was on the wall when Dream had to cancel its planned July mixed martial arts event in Japan, but it has become more and more evident that the follow-up to Pride is all but officially out of business. MMA-Japan.com early Sunday morning reported that Dream is “no longer a going concern,” and multiple MMAWeekly.com sources have confirmed that doors are closing on Dream. Pretty much all of the Real Entertainment (the company that operated Dream) staff have moved on to other endeavors, and the company has apparently stopped returning calls to nearly all of its fighters and their representatives, ceasing day-to-day operations. Dream had fallen on hard times over the past few years with attendance down and TV deals falling to the wayside. About the only viable product left was the annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza’s that had become a staple of the holiday in Japan. Read more http://www.mmaweekly.com/the-dream-is-gone-japanese-mma-promotion-runs-out-of-viable-options
Sounds like OneFC is where a lot of them will end up but that promotion will have to throw a lot of money around to attract decent talent from the Americas.
