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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