Found April 30, 2009 on MMAFrenzy:
Fighting and Entertainment Group announced on Thursday an eight-man open weight “Super Hulk Tournament”, which will begin on May 26th at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan at DREAM 9. The tournament’s opening round matchups are:

Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Bob Sapp
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Jan Nortje
Gegard Mousasi vs. Mark Hunt
Hong Man Choi vs. Jose Canseco

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