From SI.com
Less than a week after apparently snubbing the UFC for Japanese mixed martial arts promoter Dream, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has agreed to fight Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga on July 20 in Saitama, Japan, a source familiar with negotiations for Dream 10 told SI.com Wednesday.
It was reported Tuesday that Filipovic (25-6-2) had finalized a deal for three fights with Real Entertainment, a production company populated by former Pride executives hired by FEG to produce Dream events.
A bout between Filipovic and the 38-year-old “Mighty Mo” — 3-1 in MMA action and 14-9 as a kickboxer — was originally rumored for Dream 1. Siliga, a heavy-fisted heavyweight of American Samoan descent, won his first three MMA bouts before succumbing to a triangle choke against Semmy Schilt last New Year's Eve.
