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Overeem to fight at Dream 4

Dream has added two more bouts to Dream 4 scheduled to take place at the Saitama Super Arena on June 14. The event features the second round of the Dream Middleweight Grand Prix.

One announced bout features Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem against Korean Ssireum champion Tae Hyun Lee. Overeem in his last bout scored a TKO stoppage victory over Paul Buentello at Strikeforce:Four Men Enter, One Man Survives. Lee also comes off a TKO stoppage victory, defeating Yoshihisa Yamamoto at K-1 Hero's Korea 2007.

Russian fighter Alavutdin Gadzhiyev takes on Brazilian Top Team fighter Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira in the other bout announced on Monday. Gadzhiyev comes off a knockout over Hikaru Sato at Pancrase Shining 2. In his last outing, Ferreira submitted Lew Polley at a recent International Fight League (IFL) show in Las Vegas.

Lightweight Grand Prix Second Round bout:Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata

Special Rules Grappling Match:Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Ralek Gracie

Middleweight Grand Prix Second Round (16-man tournament):Gegard Mousasi vs. Dong Sik Yoon Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Melvin Manhoef Zelg Gelasic vs. Taiei Kin Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

Non-tournament Bouts:Alistair Overeem vs. Tae Hyun Lee Alavutdin Gadzhiyev vs. Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira Hideo Tokoro vs. Darren Uyenoyama