KID Yamamoto Pulled From Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
↵↵Yamamoto was scheduled to take on Federico Lopez on the non-televised portion of “Heavy Artillery.” However, Coker said the Japanese featherweight could help plug a talent gap at DREAM.14, an event which recently lost a planned 8-man light heavyweight tournament.
↵Coker said DREAM’s promoters asked him to place Yamamoto on the May 15 card but changed their minds in the shake-up.
↵↵Head Kick Legend adds:
↵↵This does not help strengthen DREAM’s position in Japan one bit, as it proves how flimsy the tape holding together the television deal for DREAM really is at this point. After the problems they had in South Korea and now the problems in Japan, things are looking rather grim for DREAM.
↵↵This has been quite the mess of a 24 hours for DREAM. Going from canceling the 205 pound grand prix only to then say that they may have one with four participants, now pulling KID for their show to try and salvage their TV deal. It’s not looking all that great for DREAM for the long term.
