# Dream 8
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{{short description|Mixed martial arts event in 2009}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=DREAM.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round
|image=Dream8.jpg
|promotion=[DREAM](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts))
|date=April 5, 2009
|venue=[Nippon Gaishi Hall](/source/Nippon_Gaishi_Hall)
|city={{flagicon|JPN}} [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya), Japan
|attendance=9,129
|previousevent=[Dream.7: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round](/source/Dream_7)
|followingevent=[Dream.9: Feather Weight Grand Prix Second Round](/source/Dream_9)
}}
'''''Dream.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round''''' was a [mixed martial arts](/source/mixed_martial_arts) event promoted by [Fighting and Entertainment Group](/source/Fighting_and_Entertainment_Group)'s mixed martial arts promotion [Dream](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts)) on April 5, 2009. Unlike Dream's past tournaments, the Welter Weight Grand Prix is only scheduled to have eight participants. DREAM's welterweight division has a {{convert|76|kg|lb|0}} weight limit.
== Results ==
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{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Welterweight Grand Prix 1st Round}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| [Hayato Sakurai](/source/Hayato_Sakurai)
| def.
| [Shinya Aoki](/source/Shinya_Aoki)
| TKO (Knees and Punches)
| 1
| 0:27
| [{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/14441/dream-8-bout-order-revealed-aoki-vs-sakurai-set-for-main-event.mma|title=DREAM.8 bout order revealed, Aoki vs. Sakurai set for main event|date=April 2, 2009|work=MMAJunkie.com|accessdate=April 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405031314/http://mmajunkie.com/news/14441/dream-8-bout-order-revealed-aoki-vs-sakurai-set-for-main-event.mma|archivedate=April 5, 2009}}]
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| [Jason High](/source/Jason_High)
| def.
| [Yuya Shirai](/source/Yuya_Shirai)
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 0:59
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| [Marius Zaromskis](/source/Marius_Zaromskis)
| def.
| [Seichi Ikemoto](/source/Seichi_Ikemoto)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| [Andre Galvao](/source/Andre_Galvao)
| def.
| [John Alessio](/source/John_Alessio)
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 7:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Featherweight Grandprix 1st round|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| [Daiki Hata](/source/Daiki_Hata)
| def.
| [Hideo Tokoro](/source/Hideo_Tokoro)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| [Jeff Monson](/source/Jeff_Monson)
| def.
| [Sergei Kharitonov](/source/Sergei_Kharitonov)
| Submission (North-South Choke)
| 1
| 1:42
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Catchweight (89kg)
| [Riki Fukuda](/source/Riki_Fukuda)
| def.
| [Murilo Rua](/source/Murilo_Rua)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| [{{cite web|url=http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/final-preparations-getting-ready-for-the-eighth-dream/ |title=Final Preparations! Getting Ready For The Eighth Dream|date=April 2, 2009 |work=nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com |first= |last= |accessdate=April 4, 2009}}]
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| [Vítor Ribeiro](/source/V%C3%ADtor_Ribeiro)
| def.
| [Katsuhiko Nagata](/source/Katsuhiko_Nagata)
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 1
| 7:58
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| Andrews Nakahara
| def.
| [Shungo Oyama](/source/Shungo_Oyama)
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 2:00
| [{{cite web|url=http://www.nokaut.com/?id=12&solo_news=3162&lang=e&title=Zelg+Galesic+Likely+Out+For+DREAM+8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714193035/http://www.nokaut.com/?id=12&solo_news=3162&lang=e&title=Zelg+Galesic+Likely+Out+For+DREAM+8|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2011|title=Zelg Galesic Likely Out For DREAM 8|date=March 20, 2009|work=nokaut.com|accessdate=March 20, 2009}}]
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Catchweight (88 kg)
| [Katsuyori Shibata](/source/Katsuyori_Shibata)
| def.
| [Ikuhisa Minowa](/source/Ikuhisa_Minowa)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
==See also==
* [Dream (mixed martial arts)](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts))
* [List of Dream champions](/source/List_of_Dream_champions)
* [2009 in DREAM](/source/2009_in_DREAM)
==Notes==
*[Nick Diaz](/source/Nick_Diaz) was among the early rumored participants in Dream's Welterweight Grand Prix. However, his participation in April's [Strikeforce](/source/Strikeforce_(mixed_martial_arts)) event seems to have excluded him from Dream.8.
*[Seichi Ikemoto](/source/Seichi_Ikemoto) defeated [Hidetaka Monma](/source/Hidetaka_Monma) at ''[Deep 40](/source/Deep_(mixed_martial_arts))'' to qualify for the Welterweight Grand Prix.[{{cite web|url=http://dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1235145283 |title=仰天ダブルパンチで門馬に快勝！池本誠知がDreamウェルター級Grand Prix出場権を獲得!! |publisher=Dreamofficial.com |date=February 21, 2009 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}]
*[Yuya Shirai](/source/Yuya_Shirai) defeated Yoon Young Kim at ''[clubDEEP Tokyo: Protect Cup Final](/source/Deep_(mixed_martial_arts))'' to qualify for the Welterweight Grand Prix.[{{cite web|url=http://dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1235145283 |title=仰天ダブルパンチで門馬に快勝！池本誠知がDreamウェルター級Grand Prix出場権を獲得!! |publisher=Dreamofficial.com |date=February 21, 2009 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}]
*One of the first announced bouts was a Middleweight fight between Andrews Nakahara and [Zelg Galešić](/source/Zelg_Gale%C5%A1i%C4%87). However, after being admitted to a hospital in Croatia two weeks before DREAM.8, Zelg Galesic was not cleared to fight, and was replaced with [Shungo Oyama](/source/Shungo_Oyama).[{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/04/dream-8-dong-sik-yoon-out.html|title=DREAM 8 – Dong Sik Yoon Out!|date=April 3, 2009|work=japan-mma.com|accessdate=April 3, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405205927/http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/04/dream-8-dong-sik-yoon-out.html|archivedate=April 5, 2009}}] He was replaced a day before the event by [Riki Fukuda](/source/Riki_Fukuda).