DREAM 8

The story

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 & crew

Hayato SakuraiSelf

Shinya AokiSelf

Jason HighSelf

Yuya Shirai

Yuya ShiraiSelf

Seichi Ikemoto

Seichi IkemotoSelf

Marius Zaromskis

Marius ZaromskisSelf

André GalvãoSelf

John AlessioSelf

Hideo Tokoro

Hideo TokoroSelf

Daiki Hata

Daiki HataSelf

Jeff MonsonSelf

Sergei KharitonovSelf