2008 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.

2008 in DREAM
Information
First date	March 15, 2008
Last date	December 31, 2008
Events
Total events	7
Fights
Total fights	66
Title fights	2
Chronology
2008 in DREAM 2009 in DREAM

Title fights

Title fights in 2008
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Lightweight	Joachim Hansen	def.	Shinya Aoki	TKO (Punches)	1	4:19	Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final	[a]
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Ronaldo Souza	KO (Upkick)	1	2:15	Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final	[b]

1. For the Dream Lightweight Championship.
2. For the Dream Middleweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: Dream (mixed martial arts) § Events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location	Attendees	Broadcast
7	Fields Dynamite!! 2008	December 31, 2008	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	25,634	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
6	Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	September 23, 2008	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	20,929	SkyPerfect; HDNet
5	Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	July 21, 2008	Osaka-jo Hall	Osaka, Osaka, Japan	11,986	SkyPerfect; HDNet
4	Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round	June 15, 2008	Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	14,037	SkyPerfect; HDNet
3	Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round	May 11, 2008	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	21,789	SkyPerfect; HDNet
2	Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	April 29, 2008	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	21,397	SkyPerfect; HDNet
1	Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	March 15, 2008	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	19,120	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round

Main article: Dream 1

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round^[1] was an event held on March 15, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Mirko Filipovic	def.	Tatsuya Mizuno	TKO (punches)	1	0:56
Welterweight	Hayato Sakurai	def.	Hidetaka Monma	TKO (punches)	1	4:12
Heavyweight	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Kwan Bum Lee	Submission (kneebar)	1	1:25
Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round
Lightweight	Gesias Cavalcante	vs.	Shinya Aoki	NC (Aoki injured by illegal elbows)	1	3:46
Lightweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Kultar Gill	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def.	André Amado	TKO (punches)	1	6:47
Lightweight	Mitsuhiro Ishida	def.	Jung Bu-kyung	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Katsuhiko Nagata	def.	Artur Oumakhanov	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Luiz Firmino	def.	Kazuyuki Miyata	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	7:37
Lightweight	Joachim Hansen	def.	Kotetsu Boku	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00

Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round

Main article: Dream 2

Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round^[2] was an event held on April 29, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Andrews Nakahara	Submission (neck crank)	1	8:20
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Denis Kang	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:10
Middleweight	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Masakatsu Funaki	TKO (punches)	1	0:57
Middleweight	Ronaldo Souza	def.	Ian Murphy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:38
Middleweight	Zelg Galesic	def.	Magomed Sultanakhmedov	Submission (armbar)	1	1:40
Middleweight	Dong Sik Yoon	def.	Shungo Oyama	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Middleweight	Taiei Kin	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Gesias Cavalcante	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00

Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals

Main article: Dream 3

Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals^[3] was an event held on May 11, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Caol Uno	def.	Mitsuhiro Ishida	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:39
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def.	Joachim Hansen	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Luiz Firmino	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Welterweight Championship eliminator
Welterweight	Nick Diaz	def.	Katsuya Inoue	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	6:45
Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout
Middleweight	Melvin Manhoef	def.	Dae Won Kim	TKO (knees and punches)	1	4:08
Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Middleweight	Jason Miller	def.	Katsuyori Shibata	TKO (punches)	1	6:57
Undercard
Lightweight	Daisuke Nakamura	def.	Jung Bu-kyung	KO (punch)	2	1:05
Featherweight	Takeshi Yamazaki	def.	Shoji Maruyama	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00

Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals

Main article: Dream 4

Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals^[4] was an event held on June 15, 2008, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Hideo Tokoro	def.	Darren Uyenoyama	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Heavyweight	Ralek Gracie	def.	Alavutdin Gadjiev	Submission (armbar)	1	3:02
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	Tae Hyun Lee	KO (punches)	1	0:36
Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round
Middleweight	Melvin Manhoef	def.	Kazushi Sakuraba	TKO (punches)	1	1:30
Middleweight	Ronaldo Souza	def.	Jason Miller	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Middleweight	Zelg Galesic	def.	Taiei Kin	TKO (elbow injury)	1	1:05
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Dong Sik Yoon	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Katsuhiko Nagata	Submission (gogoplata)	1	5:12

Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final

Main article: Dream 5

Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final^[5] was an event held on July 21, 2008, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Results

Lightweight Grand Prix Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Joachim Hansen	def.	Shinya Aoki	TKO (punches)	1	4:19
Main Card
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	Mark Hunt	Submission (keylock)	1	1:11
Middleweight	Yoshihiro Akiyama	def.	Katsuyori Shibata	Submission (ezekiel choke)	1	6:34
Featherweight	Hideo Tokoro	def.	Takeshi Yamazaki	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Welterweight	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	def.	Motoki Miyazawa	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	8:57
Featherweight	Joseph Benavidez	def.	Junya Kodo	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:42
Lightweight Grand Prix reserve match
Lightweight	Joachim Hansen	def.	Kultar Gill	Submission (armbar)	1	2:33
Lightweight Grand Prix Semi Final
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def.	Tatsuya Kawajiri	TKO (punches)	1	7:35
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Caol Uno	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Undercard
Lightweight	Daisuke Nakamura	def.	Andy Ologun	Submission (flying armbar)	1	3:41

Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final

Main article: Dream 6

Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final^[6] was an event held on September 23, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Ronaldo Souza	KO (upkick)	1	2:15
Main Card
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	vs.	Mirko Filipovic	No Contest (knee to the groin)	1	6:09
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Todd Moore	Submission (neck crank)	1	1:10
Middleweight	Yoshihiro Akiyama	def.	Masanori Tonooka	Submission (armbar)	1	6:26
Welterweight	Hayato Sakurai	def.	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Middleweight	Masakatsu Funaki	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Submission (heel hook)	1	0:52
Featherweight	Atsushi Yamamoto	def.	Hideo Tokoro	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Heavyweight	Sergei Kharitonov	def.	Jimmy Ambriz	Submission (punches)	1	2:15
Lightweight	Keita Nakamura	def.	Adriano Martins	Decision (split)	2	5:00
Middleweight Grand Prix Semi final
Middleweight	Ronaldo Souza	def.	Zelg Galesic	Submission (armbar)	1	1:27
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Melvin Manhoef	Submission (triangle choke)	1	1:28
Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout
Middleweight	Andrews Nakahara	def.	Dong Sik Yoon	TKO (punches)	2	0:30

Fields Dynamite!! 2008

Main article: Dynamite!! 2008

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

Results

DREAM MMA Rules
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Kazushi Sakuraba	two-round unanimous decision 3-0 (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Eddie Alvarez	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:32	[a]
Heavyweight	Melvin Manhoef	def.	Mark Hunt	KO (punches)	1	0:18
Heavyweight	Mirko Filipovic	def.	Hong Man Choi	TKO (leg kick)	1	6:32
Welterweight	Hayato "Mach" Sakurai	def.	Katsuyori Shibata	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	7:02
Heavyweight	Semmy Schilt	def.	Mighty Mo	Submission (triangle choke)	1	5:31
Heavyweight	Bob Sapp	def.	Kinniku Mantaro (Akihito Tanaka)	TKO (punches)	1	5:22	[b]
Welterweight	Andy Ologun	def.	Yukio Sakaguchi	KO (punches)	1	3:52
Featherweight	Daisuke Nakamura	def.	Hideo Tokoro	Submission (armbar)	1	2:23
Middleweight	Minowaman	def.	Errol Zimmerman	Submission (toe hold)	1	1:01
K-1 Rules
Heavyweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Musashi	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	2:32
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	Badr Hari	KO (right hook)	1	2:07
Welterweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Kozo Takeda	KO	1	2:37
Welterweight	Artur Kyshenko	def.	Yoshihiro Sato	majority decision, 2-0 (30-29, 29-28, 29-29)	3	5:00
K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Final
	HIROYA	def.	Koya Urabe	extra round unanimous decision, 3-0	3	5:00
K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Semi Final
	HIROYA	def.	Shota Shimada	three-round unanimous decision, 3-0 (30-29, 30-29, 30-29)	3	5:00
	Koya Urabe	def.	Ryuya Kusakabe	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	2:29
K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Reserve Fight
	Taishi Hiratsuka	def.	Daizo Sasaki	KO	2	1:00

1. For the WAMMA Lightweight Champion.
2. Produced by DJ OZMA featuring YUDETAMAGO.

See also

• DREAM