DREAM champ Shinya Aoki meets Satoru Kitaoka New Years Eve

DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will defend his title against former Sengoku titleholder Satoru Kitaoka .
 Officials today announced the matchup for "DREAM: Fight for Japan.which takes place Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The current lineup includes:

• Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka
• Fedor Emelianenko vs. TBA*
• Rodolfo Marques Diniz vs. Bibiano Fernandes (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
• Antonio Banuelos vs. Masakazu Imanari (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
• Ryo Chonan vs. Hayato Sakurai
• Champ Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue (for featherweight title)
• Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata

* - Not officially announced