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.
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Hayato Sakurai
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Shinya Aoki
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Jason High
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Yuya Shirai
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Seichi Ikemoto
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Marius Zaromskis
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André Galvão
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John Alessio
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Hideo Tokoro
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Daiki Hata
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Jeff Monson
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Sergei Kharitonov
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Riki Fukuda
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Murilo Rua
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Vitor Ribeiro
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Katsuhiko Nagata
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Andrews Nakahara
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Shungo Oyama
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Katsuyori Shibata
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Ikuhisa Minowa
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