DREAM 17 – Gegard Mousasi set to defend his title against Hiroshi Izumi on July 16th in Japan

DREAM light heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi looks set to defend his title against Olympic Judo silver medallist, Hiroshi Izumi on July 17^th in Japan it has tonight been revealed.
The news comes via InsideFights.com who stated sources close to one of the two men revealed the fight to them earlier today although it’s unclear how far along negotiations are.
Mousasi captured the title last September when he defeated Tatsuya Mizuno at DREAM 16 via submission. He was last in action on a recent Strikeforce card, picking up a draw against former UFC veteran Keith Jardine in the process.
Izuma heads into this one with just a 4-1 record having started his MMA career in September 2009. He currently holds wins over British fighter James Zikic and Japanese crowd favourite Ikuhisa Minowa.