{{short description|Mixed martial arts event in 2008}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round |image=Dream3 light weight martial arts 2008 poster.jpg |promotion=DREAM |date=May 11, 2008 |venue=Saitama Super Arena |city={{flagicon|JPN}} Saitama, Japan |attendance= 21,789 |previousevent=Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round |followingevent=Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round }}
'''''Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round''''' was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on Tuesday May 11, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and hosted the second round of the promotion's {{convert|70|kg|lb|0}} Lightweight tournament.<ref name="Alvarez, Uno and Kawajiri Win at Dream 3">{{cite web |url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |title="Alvarez, Uno and Kawajiri Win at Dream 3" |last=DiPietro |first=Monty |accessdate=May 23, 2008 |publisher=K-1 Grand Prix Website |url-status=dead |archivedate=August 15, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815220159/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm}}</ref>
The evening's main event featured Caol Uno and Mitsuhiro Ishida as well as the last fight of the first round of the Dream middleweight tournament, Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller. The event was broadcast live in Japan on SkyPerfect Pay-Per-View, and live in the United States on HDNet Fights.
The Lightweight Champion was crowned at DREAM.5.
== Results ==
{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Caol Uno | def. | Mitsuhiro Ishida | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:39 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Joachim Hansen | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Luiz Firmino | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Welterweight Championship eliminator|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Welterweight | Nick Diaz | def. | Katsuya Inoue | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 6:45 | }} {{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Melvin Manhoef | def. | Dae Won Kim | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 4:08 | }} {{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Jason Miller | def. | Katsuyori Shibata | TKO (punches) | 1 | 6:57 | }} {{MMAevent card|Undercard|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Daisuke Nakamura | def. | Jung Bu-kyung | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:05 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Featherweight | Takeshi Yamazaki | def. | Shoji Maruyama | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
== See also == * Dream (mixed martial arts) * List of Dream champions * 2008 in DREAM
==Notes== * The 8th matchup was initially to be postponed until DREAM.2 due to the injuries of Vítor Ribeiro and Caol Uno along with Gilbert Melendez's prior commitment to Strikeforce. Dream officials have decided to directly seed Caol Uno into the 2nd round against Mitsuhiro Ishida as the 8th fighter. * The LW Grandprix match between Shinya Aoki and Katsuhiko Nagata took place at DREAM.4 due to the injuries Shinya Aoki incurred in his 1st round match with Gesias Calvancanti.
==References== <references />
{{Dream Events}}
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