Shinya Aoki will next defend his Dream lightweight title against Marcus Aurelio at Dream 16. Aoki is coming off a quick submission victory over Tatsuya Kawajiri while Aurelio is on a two-fight win streak since being cut from the UFC after losing to Evan Dunham. He will be making his Dream debut.

Also announced for Dream 16 are Takeshi Inoue vs. Kazuyuki Miyata and Hideo Tokoro vs. Joachim Hansen. Dream 16 takes place at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan and will be broadcast live in North America by HD Net.

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