Breaking news from mmajunkie, Dream is hosting another tournament this time in Light Heavyweight 205lb/93kg division. So far the newly acquired Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral is the only fighter listed to compete. But with the well known partnership between Strikeforce & Dream, it’s safe to assume they wouldn’t have any problems exchanging fighters.

We here at The Clinch are all enthused to hear about any major promotions putting on fights with high level talent. But one has to wonder, with a tournament in the division filled with more stars than a monolith…a monolith with a UFC logo to be more precise. How are they going to scare up any noteworthy lhw talent. Its safe to assume that current Strikeforce LHW Champ not to mention the last man that smoked Babalu, Gegard Mousasi will be included. Along with other Japanese fan favorite and freak crusher Rameau Sokodjou who has also been beaten by the Young Vagabond (That’s right I’m bringing back the old nickname, we could even start a poll … once I figure out how its done.)

Granted the side bonus of tournaments like these are for unknown up and comers to darkhorse their way past a favorite and gain some notoriety. Which is totally possible but thanks to Zuffa holding the contracts of the majority of the top 10 and 11 to 20 lhw’s in the world. It will be hard for anyone to see the tournament winner as the best in the world.

Assuming Gegard throws his name into the mix I have him picked as the favorite to win. A query made even more tenuous with the possibility of injury during his first title defense against King Mo. But with the widely held perception of being the single best light heavyweight fighter outside the Zuffa umbrella, one can’t help but see him continue to buzz-saw through all his opponents until/if he fights in the UFC.

Either way it is Dream and Strikeforce’s monumental task of finding exciting talent to fill out the rest of their brackets for this 16 or possibly 8 man tournament.