DREAM 8 (2009)
DREAM.8 took place on April 5, 2009, at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Hayato "Mach" Sakurai facing Shinya Aoki in a welterweight Grand Prix opening round bout, with Sakurai coming off a TKO win over Kuniyoshi Hironaka at DREAM.6 and Aoki fresh from a submission victory over David Gardner at DREAM.7. Other welterweight Grand Prix matchups include Marius Žaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto, Jason High vs. Yuya Shirai, and Andre Galvão vs. John Alessio. Additional bouts showcase Sergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson in a heavyweight clash and Riki Fukuda vs. Murilo Rua.
Director: Sadaharu Tanikawa
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Hayato Sakurai as Self |
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Shinya Aoki as Self |
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Jason High as Self |
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Yuya Shirai as Self |
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Seichi Ikemoto as Self |
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Marius Zaromskis as Self |
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André Galvão as Self |
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John Alessio as Self |
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Hideo Tokoro as Self |
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Daiki Hata as Self |
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Jeff Monson as Self |
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Sergei Kharitonov as Self |
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Riki Fukuda as Self |
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Murilo Rua as Self |
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Vitor Ribeiro as Self |
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Katsuhiko Nagata as Self |
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Andrews Nakahara as Self |
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Shungo Oyama as Self |
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Katsuyori Shibata as Self |
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Ikuhisa Minowa as Self |
| Directing | Sadaharu Tanikawa | Director |