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K-1 event producer Sadaharu Tanikawa and DREAM producer Keiiti Sasahara held a press conference Wednesday in Tokyo to formally announce "Dynamite!! 2009" for New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Tanikawa said the event will be similar to last year's in that there will be a mixture of K-1 kickboxing and DREAM mixed martial arts bouts to fill out an 18-fight lineup.

Tatsuya Kawajiri and Kazushi Sakuraba were in action at DREAM.11 Tuesday to fill seats and as expected, each walked away promptly with a W on their record.

Sakuraba, a guaranteed legend in MMA, took on boxer Rubin Williams, who has only been training grappling for one year.

Fighting Entertainment Group announced Friday an opponent for Tatsuya Kawajiri and confirmed the participation of Bob Sapp for its Dream.11 card on Oct. 6 in Yokohama, Japan.

Kawajiri won both his MMA fights in 2009 against Ross Ebanez and Cavalcante, but was fed in a kickboxing boutin July to experienced K-1 fighter Masato, whom Kawajiri suffered a second-round TKO loss to, Kawajiri will be the heavy favorite this time around, being booked to face a wrestling champ from Guam with a 2-2 record, Melchor "Barracuda" Manibusan.

After a weekend in mixed martial arts that saw big lightweight fights in both the UFC and Dream, it's time to revise our list of the Top 10 lightweights in MMA. Frank Edgar is new on our list after his impressive UFC 98 win over Sean Sherk, while Gesias "JZ Calvan" Cavalcante has dropped off the list after a disappointing loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri at Dream 9. The full Top 10 is below.

This past year has been one to forget for Gesias Cavalcante. Once considered one of the best lightweight fighters in the world, "JZ" hasn't competed since losing to Shinya Aoki last April at DREAM.2 in Saitama, Japan. After taking some time off to get healthy, his next two fights were either canceled or postponed.

On May 26, he finally returns to action against veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM.9, with the American Top Team member looking to prove that he is as relevant as ever in the 155-pound division. Looming on the horizon is a chance to avenge losses to current DREAM lightweight champion Joachim Hansen or Aoki, and that alone is enough to fuel the Brazilian fighter.

FanHouse spoke to JZ about his time away from MMA and sharing the DREAM.9 spotlight with the likes of Jose Canseco. The full interview is below.

MMA fans have been eager to see Gegard Mousasi again since he knocked out Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza with a vicious upkick in Spetember:

Now we know when we'll see him: The New Year's Eve Dream/K-1 Dynamite MMA and kickboxing show has added a bout with Mousasi, the Dream middleweight Grand Prix champion, taking on the kickboxer Musashi. The bout has been added to the official fight card, and will apparently be fought under K-1 rules.