Bodog Beat

Eddie Alvarez will fight in Dream on March 15 in Japan.

Mixed martial arts betting odds for Dream are now online in the Bodog Sportsbook.

On March 15 will mark the first event for the new Japanese promotion.

The event will include the first round of a 16-man lightweight tournament, featuring MMA veterans Shinya Aoki (14-2-0), Tatsuya Kawajiri (20-4-2), and former Bodog Fight champion Eddie Alvarez (12-1-0).

Kawajiri is the the -850 to beat Kultar "Black Mamba" Gill (9-6-0), while Aoki is the underdog against American Top Team fighter Gesias "JZ" Calvancante ( 14-1-1).

Alvarez is also an underdog, at +125 against Brazilian fighter Andre "Dida" Amade (6-2-1), who is the -155 favorite to win.

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (22-6-2) will also be on the card in a non-tournament bout. Originally, he was booked to face Yoshihiro Nakao (6-1-0), but his opponent was changed at the last minute to Tatsuya Mizuno (3-2-0). Mizuno fought in May of 2007 against Assuerio Silva (13-6-0) at a Bodog Fight sponsored Pancrase event in Japan, losing by TKO in the second round.

In another non-tournament fight, Hayoto "Mach" Sakurai (31-7-2) is the -1000 favorite to beat opponent Hidetaka Monma (14-7-3), who is a +600 underdog.

Official Odds for Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Saturday, March 15 – Saitama, Japan

• Hayoto Sakurai (-1100) vs. Hidetaka Monma (+600)
• Gesias Calvancante (-155) vs. Shinya Aoki (+125)
• Tatsuya Kawajiri (-850) vs. Kultar Gill (+550)
• Mitsuhiro Ishida (-1100) vs. Bu Kyung Jung (+600)
• Luiz Buscape Firmino (-240) vs. Kazuyuki Miyata (+190)
• Andre Amade (-155) vs. Eddie Alvarez (+125)
• Artur Oumakhanov (-185) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (+155)
• Joachim Hansen (-200) vs. Kotetsu Boku (+160)

Bet on Dream odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.

All lines subject to change.