DREAM 8
05/04/2009
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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.
Cast


Hayato Sakurai
Self


Shinya Aoki
Self


Jason High
Self
Yuya Shirai
Self
Seichi Ikemoto
Self
Marius Zaromskis
Self


André Galvão
Self


John Alessio
Self
Hideo Tokoro
Self
Daiki Hata
Self


Jeff Monson
Self


Sergei Kharitonov
Self


Riki Fukuda
Self


Murilo Rua
Self


Vitor Ribeiro
Self
Katsuhiko Nagata
Self
Andrews Nakahara
Self
Shungo Oyama
Self


Katsuyori Shibata
Self


Ikuhisa Minowa
Self
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