{{short description|Mixed martial arts event in 2008}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round |image=Dream 4 poster.jpg |promotion=DREAM |date=June 15, 2008 |venue=Yokohama Arena |city={{flagicon|JPN}} Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |attendance=14,037 |previousevent=Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round |followingevent=Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round }}
'''''Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round''''' was a mixed martial arts event held by FEG's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on June 15, 2008 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, featuring the second round of the promotion's Middleweight tournament, with winners advancing to the Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round at the Saitama Super Arena on September 23, 2008.<ref name="Manhoef KO's Sakuraba at Dream 4 Middleweight GP">{{cite web |url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |title=Manhoef KO's Sakuraba at Dream 4 Middleweight GP |last=DiPietro |first=Monty |accessdate=June 16, 2008 |publisher=K-1 Grand Prix Website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815220159/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |archivedate=August 15, 2007 }}</ref>
During the evening's intermission, a draw was held in the ring to determine the matchups for the July 21, 2008 Dream Lightweight GP Final in Osaka. The random selection set Eddie Alvarez against Tatsuya Kawajiri in the first semifinal; and Shinya Aoki against Caol Uno in the second.<ref name="Manhoef KO's Sakuraba at Dream 4 Middleweight GP"/>
The DREAM.4 attracted a crowd of 14,037 to the Yokohama Arena and was broadcast live in Japan on SkyPerfect TV Pay-Per-View, and in the United States on HDNet Fights.
==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | Featherweight | Hideo Tokoro | def. | Darren Uyenoyama | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Heavyweight | Ralek Gracie | def. | Alavutdin Gadjiev | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:02 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Tae Hyun Lee | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:36 | }} {{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Melvin Manhoef | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Zelg Galesic | def. | Taiei Kin | TKO (elbow injury) | 1 | 1:05 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Dong Sik Yoon | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Shinya Aoki | def. | Katsuhiko Nagata | Submission (gogoplata) | 1 | 5:12 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
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== See also == * Dream (mixed martial arts) * List of Dream champions * 2008 in DREAM
==Notes== *Melvin Manhoef replaced Kiyoshi Tamura due to injuries Tamura incurred in his 1st round match. Manhoef had won a reserve bout against Dae Won Kim at Dream 3 to earn his spot in the 2nd round. *Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović was originally scheduled to compete against Ralek Gracie in a grappling match, but had to pull out due to injury.
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