DREAM.8 Weigh-In Results
by Chris Nelson on Apr 4, 2009 11:36 AM EDT
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DREAM.8 weigh-ins took place Friday at the Oasis "Water Spaceship" in Nagoya, and all fighters made weight without incident, including Jeff Monson who didn't arrive in Japan until Friday. The only change to the card was in the newly-set Rua-Fukuda bout, which shifted from middleweight (84kg) to a catchweight of 89kg due to Fukuda stepping in on less than two days' notice.
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (75.9kg/167 lbs.) vs. Shinya Aoki (73.5kg/161.7 lbs.)
Yuya Shirai (75.7kg/166.5 lbs.) vs. Jason High (75.9kg/167 lbs.)
Marius Zaromskis (75.5kg/166.1 lbs.) vs. Seichi Ikemoto (75.7kg/166.5 lbs.)
John Alessio (76.0kg/167.2 lbs.) vs. Andre Galvao (76.0kg/167.2 lbs.)
Hideo Tokoro (62.3kg/137 lbs.) vs. Daiki "DJ.taiki" Hata (63.0kg/138.6 lbs.)
Sergei Kharitonov (116.5kg/256.3 lbs.) vs. Jeff Monson (110.0kg/242 lbs.
Riki Fukuda (88.8kg/195.4 lbs.) vs. Murlio "Ninja" Rua (88.0kg/193.6 lbs.)
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (69.7kg/153.3 lbs.) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (70.0kg/154 lbs.)
Andrews Nakahara (85.0kg/187 lbs.) vs. Shungo Oyama (85.7kg/188.5 lbs.)
Katsuyori Shibata (86.2 kg/189.6 lbs.) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (87.0 kg/191.4 lbs.)
[UPDATE] from Nightmare of Battle:
Also announced was that DREAM.9 will take place in the large Yokohama Arena with the date being May 26th as previously reported.
With a primetime slot on TBS, the second round of the Featherweight Grand Prix and the return of "KID" Yamamoto (as well as "Jacare," possibly Mousasi, and probably Aoki), DREAM.9 is shaping up to be a major event.
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Aoki way underweight. I hope that works out well for him. I find myself getting more and more nervous about that main event as it gets closer. But I gotta stick it out with Aoki.
by AnonymousA on Apr 4, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Underweight
I feel like, if you’re going to fight in two different weightclasses, that it’s better to get as close to your natural weight as possible. I mean natural weight, as in neither cutting nor trying to pack on pounds at the last second just to get closer in weight to your opponent.
I say this, of course, without ever having fought, but to me it is more important to be in the best possible cardiovascular condition than it is to not give up too much weight. Besides, in the case of Mach, it’s not like he’s the biggest Welterweight in the history of the world.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
by Brett Jones on Apr 4, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This card has fireworks written all over it.
My picks:
Minowa
Nakahara
Ribeiro
Fukuda
Kharitonov
Tokoro
Alessio(I know, but Ray Sefo said to wish him good luck on the last K1 broadcast)
Marius Zaromskis
High
Sakurai
by DirtyML on Apr 4, 2009 12:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Finally!
No more arguing over offensive words or political correctness or professionalism or who-the-fuck-cares.
Let’s get our fight on!!! What time does it start – I need to know how much sleep I’m gonna miss.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Apr 4, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3AM ET on Sunday morning
So stay up late tonight, or wake up real early tomorrow. (I’m going with the former.)
by Chris Nelson on Apr 4, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
im really pissed.. I im going on vacation for this next 2 days and i wont be able to watch DREAM.8 and WEC40..
by Anton Tabuena on Apr 4, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
but wait.. Why am i getting pissed about this? shit.. that’s sad i think.. i think im a BE junkie..
by Anton Tabuena on Apr 4, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, I’d be pissed too. It just means you’re an MMA junkie and ain’t nothin’ wrong with that.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 4, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why do the japanese (and japanese fighter in picture, far left) where surgical masks? fashion? health reasons? let a brother know..
by Dark Tower on Apr 4, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some folks wear them at all times in public (you’ll spot some in the crowds at the Japanese shows) to ward off germs. More often, sick people wear them out of courtesy to stop others from getting their cold.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 4, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that’s DJ.Taiki who’s wearing the mask, isn’t it? He said he was having a tough time with the weight cut, I wonder if it’s because he’s fighting a flu or something?
Either way, I’d be throwing money on Tokoro right about now.
by AnonymousA on Apr 4, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aoki and Imanari’s open workout outfits sold for ¥30,000 (about $300) at the DREAM charity auction.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 4, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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