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2008 in DREAM

{{short description|DREAM MMA events in 2008}}

{{Year in UFC

|name = 2008 in DREAM

|image =

|image_size = 176px

|first_date = March 15, 2008

|last_date = December 31, 2008

|total_events = 7

|total_fights = 66

|title_fights = 2

|preceded_by =

|followed_by = 2009 in DREAM

}}

The year 2008 was the 1st year in the history of DREAM, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2008 DREAM held 7 events beginning with, Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round.

{{TOClimit|2}}

Title fights

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2008}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Lightweight

| Joachim Hansen

| def.

| Shinya Aoki

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 4:19

| Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final

| For the Dream Lightweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Ronaldo Souza

| KO (Upkick)

| 1

| 2:15

| Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final

| For the Dream Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

Events list

{{Main|Dream (mixed martial arts)#Events}}

class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"
scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event Title

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Arena

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Attendees

! scope="col" | Broadcast

align=center| 7

| Fields Dynamite!! 2008

| {{dts|2008|December|31}}

| Saitama Super Arena

| Saitama, Saitama, Japan

| 25,634

| Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet

align=center| 6

| Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round

| {{dts|2008|September|23}}

| Saitama Super Arena

| Saitama, Saitama, Japan

| 20,929

| SkyPerfect; HDNet

align=center| 5

| Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round

| {{dts|2008|July|21}}

| Osaka-jo Hall

| Osaka, Osaka, Japan

| 11,986

| SkyPerfect; HDNet

align=center| 4

| Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round

| {{dts|2008|June|15}}

| Yokohama Arena

| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

| 14,037

| SkyPerfect; HDNet

align=center| 3

| Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round

| {{dts|2008|May|11}}

| Saitama Super Arena

| Saitama, Saitama, Japan

| 21,789

| SkyPerfect; HDNet

align=center| 2

| Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round

| {{dts|2008|April|29}}

| Saitama Super Arena

| Saitama, Saitama, Japan

| 21,397

| SkyPerfect; HDNet

align=center| 1

| Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round

| {{dts|2008|March|15}}

| Saitama Super Arena

| Saitama, Saitama, Japan

| 19,120

| Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round

{{Main|Dream 1}}

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round{{Cite web|title=Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-1-Lightweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Opening-Round-6620 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502215637/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-1-Lightweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Opening-Round-6620 |archivedate=May 2, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 15, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Mirko Filipovic

| def.

| Tatsuya Mizuno

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 0:56

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Hayato Sakurai

| def.

| Hidetaka Monma

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 4:12

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Ikuhisa Minowa

| def.

| Kwan Bum Lee

| Submission (kneebar)

| 1

| 1:25

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Gesias Cavalcante

| vs.

| Shinya Aoki

| NC (Aoki injured by illegal elbows)

| 1

| 3:46

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Tatsuya Kawajiri

| def.

| Kultar Gill

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Eddie Alvarez

| def.

| André Amado

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 6:47

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Mitsuhiro Ishida

| def.

| Jung Bu-kyung

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Katsuhiko Nagata

| def.

| Artur Oumakhanov

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Luiz Firmino

| def.

| Kazuyuki Miyata

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| 1

| 7:37

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Joachim Hansen

| def.

| Kotetsu Boku

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round

{{Main|Dream 2}}

Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round{{Cite web|title=Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-2-Middleweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Opening-Round-6645 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420095134/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-2-Middleweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Opening-Round-6645 |archivedate=April 20, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on April 29, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| def.

| Andrews Nakahara

| Submission (neck crank)

| 1

| 8:20

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Denis Kang

| Submission (triangle choke)

| 1

| 3:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Masakatsu Funaki

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 0:57

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Ronaldo Souza

| def.

| Ian Murphy

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| 1

| 3:38

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Zelg Galesic

| def.

| Magomed Sultanakhmedov

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 1:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Dong Sik Yoon

| def.

| Shungo Oyama

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Taiei Kin

| def.

| Ikuhisa Minowa

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Shinya Aoki

| def.

| Gesias Cavalcante

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals

{{Main|Dream 3}}

Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals{{Cite web|title=Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-3-Lightweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Quarterfinals-6646 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324053743/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-3-Lightweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Quarterfinals-6646 |archivedate=March 24, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on May 11, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Caol Uno

| def.

| Mitsuhiro Ishida

| Submission (rear-naked choke)

| 2

| 1:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Eddie Alvarez

| def.

| Joachim Hansen

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Tatsuya Kawajiri

| def.

| Luiz Firmino

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Welterweight Championship eliminator|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Nick Diaz

| def.

| Katsuya Inoue

| TKO (corner stoppage)

| 1

| 6:45

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Melvin Manhoef

| def.

| Dae Won Kim

| TKO (knees and punches)

| 1

| 4:08

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Jason Miller

| def.

| Katsuyori Shibata

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 6:57

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Undercard|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Daisuke Nakamura

| def.

| Jung Bu-kyung

| KO (punch)

| 2

| 1:05

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Takeshi Yamazaki

| def.

| Shoji Maruyama

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals

{{Main|Dream 4}}

Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals{{Cite web|title=Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-4-Middleweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Quarterfinals-6647 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420110020/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-4-Middleweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Quarterfinals-6647 |archivedate=April 20, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 15, 2008, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Hideo Tokoro

| def.

| Darren Uyenoyama

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Ralek Gracie

| def.

| Alavutdin Gadjiev

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 3:02

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Alistair Overeem

| def.

| Tae Hyun Lee

| KO (punches)

| 1

| 0:36

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Melvin Manhoef

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 1:30

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Ronaldo Souza

| def.

| Jason Miller

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Zelg Galesic

| def.

| Taiei Kin

| TKO (elbow injury)

| 1

| 1:05

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Dong Sik Yoon

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Shinya Aoki

| def.

| Katsuhiko Nagata

| Submission (gogoplata)

| 1

| 5:12

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final

{{Main|Dream 5}}

Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final{{Cite web|title=Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-5-Lightweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Final-6648 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321063136/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-5-Lightweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Final-6648 |archivedate=March 21, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on July 21, 2008, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix Final}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Joachim Hansen

| def.

| Shinya Aoki

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 4:19

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Alistair Overeem

| def.

| Mark Hunt

| Submission (keylock)

| 1

| 1:11

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Yoshihiro Akiyama

| def.

| Katsuyori Shibata

| Submission (ezekiel choke)

| 1

| 6:34

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Hideo Tokoro

| def.

| Takeshi Yamazaki

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Kuniyoshi Hironaka

| def.

| Motoki Miyazawa

| TKO (doctor stoppage)

| 1

| 8:57

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Joseph Benavidez

| def.

| Junya Kodo

| Submission (guillotine choke)

| 1

| 2:42

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix reserve match|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Joachim Hansen

| def.

| Kultar Gill

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 2:33

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix Semi Final|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Eddie Alvarez

| def.

| Tatsuya Kawajiri

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 7:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Shinya Aoki

| def.

| Caol Uno

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Undercard|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Daisuke Nakamura

| def.

| Andy Ologun

| Submission (flying armbar)

| 1

| 3:41

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final

{{Main|Dream 6}}

Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final{{Cite web|title=Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-6-Middleweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Final-6649 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717164153/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Dream-6-Middleweight-Grand-Prix-2008-Final-6649 |archivedate=July 17, 2015 |url-status=live }} was an event held on September 23, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Ronaldo Souza

| KO (upkick)

| 1

| 2:15

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Alistair Overeem

| vs.

| Mirko Filipovic

| No Contest (knee to the groin)

| 1

| 6:09

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Shinya Aoki

| def.

| Todd Moore

| Submission (neck crank)

| 1

| 1:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Yoshihiro Akiyama

| def.

| Masanori Tonooka

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 6:26

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Hayato Sakurai

| def.

| Kuniyoshi Hironaka

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Masakatsu Funaki

| def.

| Ikuhisa Minowa

| Submission (heel hook)

| 1

| 0:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Atsushi Yamamoto

| def.

| Hideo Tokoro

| Decision (unanimous)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Sergei Kharitonov

| def.

| Jimmy Ambriz

| Submission (punches)

| 1

| 2:15

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Keita Nakamura

| def.

| Adriano Martins

| Decision (split)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix Semi final|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Ronaldo Souza

| def.

| Zelg Galesic

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 1:27

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Melvin Manhoef

| Submission (triangle choke)

| 1

| 1:28

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Andrews Nakahara

| def.

| Dong Sik Yoon

| TKO (punches)

| 2

| 0:30

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

Fields Dynamite!! 2008

{{Main|Dynamite!! 2008}}

Fields Dynamite!! 2008 was an event held on December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

=Results=

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|DREAM MMA Rules}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| two-round unanimous decision 3-0 (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)

| 2

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Shinya Aoki

| def.

| Eddie Alvarez

| Submission (heel hook)

| 1

| 1:32

| For the WAMMA Lightweight Champion.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Melvin Manhoef

| def.

| Mark Hunt

| KO (punches)

| 1

| 0:18

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Mirko Filipovic

| def.

| Hong Man Choi

| TKO (leg kick)

| 1

| 6:32

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Hayato "Mach" Sakurai

| def.

| Katsuyori Shibata

| TKO (referee stoppage)

| 1

| 7:02

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Semmy Schilt

| def.

| Mighty Mo

| Submission (triangle choke)

| 1

| 5:31

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Bob Sapp

| def.

| Kinniku Mantaro (Akihito Tanaka)

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 5:22

| Produced by DJ OZMA featuring YUDETAMAGO.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Andy Ologun

| def.

| Yukio Sakaguchi

| KO (punches)

| 1

| 3:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Daisuke Nakamura

| def.

| Hideo Tokoro

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 2:23

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Minowaman

| def.

| Errol Zimmerman

| Submission (toe hold)

| 1

| 1:01

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Musashi

| TKO (referee stoppage)

| 1

| 2:32

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Alistair Overeem

| def.

| Badr Hari

| KO (right hook)

| 1

| 2:07

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Tatsuya Kawajiri

| def.

| Kozo Takeda

| KO

| 1

| 2:37

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Artur Kyshenko

| def.

| Yoshihiro Sato

| majority decision, 2-0 (30-29, 29-28, 29-29)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Final|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| HIROYA

| def.

| Koya Urabe

| extra round unanimous decision, 3-0

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Semi Final|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| HIROYA

| def.

| Shota Shimada

| three-round unanimous decision, 3-0 (30-29, 30-29, 30-29)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Koya Urabe

| def.

| Ryuya Kusakabe

| TKO (doctor stoppage)

| 3

| 2:29

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Reserve Fight|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Taishi Hiratsuka

| def.

| Daizo Sasaki

| KO

| 2

| 1:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

Category:Dream (mixed martial arts) events

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