The results from the Dream lightweight grand prix are in, and the Hellboy has been declared the winner.
He stopped two opponents to win the title, submitting Kultar Gill and knocking out favorite Shinya Aoki to grab the belt. Between the two fights, Hansen spent under 7 minutes in the ring.
Hansens win over Aoki avenged a loss to the Tobukan Judan over a year ago, when Aoki caught Hansen in a gogoplata. While Hansen is not the number one lightweight in the world by any means, this solidifies him as a top fighter, a position that has slipped in his recent decision loss to Eddie Alvarez.
His two finishes put Hansen back in a groove that he seemed to have been out of in Dream, as he hadn’t finished an opponent in his two fights since joining the organization, but now that he’s finishing guys, hopefully he will begin to show the consistency that he has lacked for most of his career. We can only hope.
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July 21st, 2008 at 9:13pm
Do you think Eddie Alvarez would’ve done the same if he had gone onto the finals, considering he was healthy?
July 21st, 2008 at 10:25pm
Not really. I don’t think that Alvarez matches up with Aoki very, but that’s just me. It’s always possible, and Alvarez/Aoki is a fight I’d like to see, but I’m just looking forward to the inevitable Alvarez/Hansen rematch at this point.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:20pm
I kinda felt the same way, even though he seems to have alot of KO power. I think Alvarez winning would’ve skyrocketed his career, which I would’ve personally liked to see being he’s a Pennsylvania guy, Brandt might like that too.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:10am
KO power isn’t that important against Aoki. Knowing how to avoid Aoki’s submissions, having seen them before, is more important.
Hansen winning is the best thing for the division anyway, in terms of fights that can happen in the future. It opens up the possibility of Hansen/Aoki III (which would be awesome) and it gives us Alvarez/Hansen II, which will be fun.