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Fightmania Mailbag: UFC Live 6, Bellator, Dream: With the idle hours before UFC Live 6 takes place on Versus, it seems like a good idea to fix a few oversights in one fell swoop. I didn’t discuss last weekend’s Bellator or Dream events, and [+] Dream: Fight for Japan Parting Shots: It had been eight long months since our last real Dream event before the aptly-titled “Fight for Japan” show went off successfully this past weekend. Amid the hoopla surrounding UFC 130, Dream was lost in the [+] Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley Parting Shots: Strikeforce’s last event until June went off with a bang, as all but one main card fight ended in the first round last Saturday night. In the title matches, it was business as usual as both [+] Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley Preview: Shortly here, Strikeforce will promote their first major event since Zuffa purchased them recently, as Nick Diaz will take on Paul Daley in a welterweight title defense. Meanwhile, plenty of other quality action will be on [+] K-1 and Dream End 2010 Memorably: K-1 and Dream’s “Dynamite!” event may have surpassed Sengoku’s in every respect, though: in terms of spectacle, sport, and ridiculous subtitle (Dynamite’s was “Power of Courage 2010″, while Sengoku’s was “Soul of Fight”). K-1 and Dream [+] And Then There Were Three: It’s easy to take for granted that the top fighter in the world in each weight class usually receives checks from Zuffa. While there have been notable exceptions over the years (such as Fedor Emelianenko for [+] Fightmania September Rankings: It seems like just as much action took place outside of competition as it did inside the ring or cage this month, with plenty of top ten fighters making the news for reasons other than their performance. [+] Dream 16 Parting Shots: Another day, another five-hour Dream special. One of the best parts about these Japanese MMA marathons that HDNet airs in the U.S. is that you’re always going to have some good action nestled in there somewhere. [+] Reasons to Watch Dream 16 (And Quick Picks): If you have been following the MMA news lately, you know that things are not exactly looking up for Dream, the spiritual successor to Pride Fighting Championships in Japan. Still, in the words of Bob Seger, [+] Dream 15 Parting Shots: Fans (and certainly, fighters) would like to believe that a win solves everything. However, while the win may remove some of the bad taste from one’s mouth that came from a recent loss, does it really [+]