DREAM 8

Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round

DREAM 8 — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 5, 2009
• Runtime
• 214 min
• Director
• Sadaharu Tanikawa

DREAM 8 — Cast

Hayato Sakurai Self Shinya Aoki Self Jason High Self

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Yuya Shirai Self

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Seichi Ikemoto Self

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Marius Zaromskis Self André Galvão Self John Alessio Self