Report: Paulo Filho Will Fight At DREAM 9 At Light Heavyweight

by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 8, 2009 6:38 PM EDT in News

Filho's coach Josuel Distak told the news to Tatame:

Paulão will fight at Dream 9, in the same event that (Ronaldo) ‘Jacaré’. He’s already training with Jacaré and everything will be all right"

There was the rumor that Filho was going to sign with Bellator, but Filho's management said the contracts were cruel. So now the move back to DREAM has Filho returning to where he appeared to be at his best. I suppose the move to light heavyweight was logical, since he has mentioned the cut to middleweight was getting more difficult to make. Also, not to mention the fact that he missed weight for his last WEC fight against Chael Sonnen by 7 pounds. It'll be interesting to see if Filho can put his demons behind him, and enjoy the success that he once enjoyed as one of MMA's best fighters. What are his chances?

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I hope he’s gotten his shit together. He will be a stocky ass LHW.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Apr 8, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

I know right…lol..

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by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 8, 2009 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

Well, at least now he’ll be fighting others his own size, due to the Japanese not really cutting thing. I’m a little curious if he’s back on whatever drug(s) he was on before when he had that meltdown.. let’s not forget that they don’t have drug tests over there!

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by -Neil- on Apr 8, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions

very true

he might win b/c of this and everyone will say "he’s back’. let’s hope he doesn’t become overated in the rankings gain.

by bdw on Apr 8, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Man ain’t that the truth. I was calling for him to be dropped down significantly following his win over Chael Sonnen, and was only vindicated following the subsequent loss. At least from what we’ve seen of him in the past few years, I don’t really care to see him at all.

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by -Neil- on Apr 9, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

I didn’t want to put it out there like that….but yea…pretty much…lol

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by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 9, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions

remember that gif floating around from the Sonnen fight? that was some messed up shit – lookin’ all around fighting some air demons.

I wonder who he’ll be facing. His chances depend on that (and the aforementioned drug allegations)

by The Real T-Bone on Apr 10, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

Probably some Japanese fighter.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 15, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

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