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Reply With QuoteDefinitely good to see a familiar face in the tourney to represent USA. I don't know how far he is going to go especially moving up a weight class. I think he is a real talented fighter who caught some bad breaks his last couple fights.
Chase Beebe to sign with DREAM
He was the man...till Torres came around and choked him out first round style. DREAM could be a good fit for him and there's an opportunity for $ with the tournament coming up.
- CHASE BEEBE TO SIGN 3-FIGHT DEAL WITH DREAM - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & moreFormer WEC bantamweight champion Chase Beebe has announced his intention to sign a three-fight deal with Japanese promotion DREAM this week. The fighter confirmed his intentions to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday evening.
Beebe was originally considering a trip overseas in late October after fulfilling the last fight of his WEC contract at WEC 34, but an offer to face Jeff Curran in December's WEC 37 delayed his decision. When Curran injured his hand and was forced to bow out of the fight, Beebe lobbied for the DREAM contract.
Beebe will move up a weight class for his DREAM obligations, participating in the promotion's upcoming featherweight tournament in March. He also expects to keep a bantamweight fight with Mike Easton at Ultimate Warrior Challenge on Feb. 21.
Beebe said he would be in the opposite bracket of the man he expected to face in the tournament finals, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, however, a Monday report from the Japanese sports website Sports Navi confirmed that Yamamoto would not be participating in the March event due to a persisting knee injury.
As it stands, Beebe's opponent for the first round of the tournament will likely remain unknown until days before the event, given the last-minute matchmaking of the promotion.
“I'm really excited for the experience, man,” Beebe told MMAWeekly.com. “Getting to go out there and fight for a different culture. I went out there with my buddy Clay French, and it was pretty cool, seeing how it all goes down. Just dead silent… how much respect the fans have for the sport. I think it would be cool to be part of that.
“Obviously, I love fighting in my own country, and the WEC, it's my home. I'm going to try to make a name for myself out there and come back to WEC, see if I can't get my belt back.”
Definitely good to see a familiar face in the tourney to represent USA. I don't know how far he is going to go especially moving up a weight class. I think he is a real talented fighter who caught some bad breaks his last couple fights.
"I got too hyped up and punted Jacare Wanderlei style and put a vagina on his head." - Jason "Mayhem" Miller
How does he have a non-exclusive Zuffa contract?
For lower tier guys, especially in the WEC, they are occasionally allowed to compete outside the Zuffa banner. As examples, Todd Moore and Rani Yahya were both under contract to the WEC when they competed in the FEG events in the last 13 months.Originally Posted by Drewplata
That being said, its not clear as to whether his WEC contract had expired anyway. But he'll be back in the WEC eventually.
Oh yeah, Todd Moore. "There's no way I'll tap. Jesus didn't tap."
Aoki has the neck crank...Moore taps.
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