DREAM 8 weigh-in results; Riki Fukuda to face Murilo Rua

by Stefan Manojlovic on Apr 4, 2009 1:52 PM EDT

Japan's Fighting & Entertainment Group (FEG) held the weigh-ins today for their DREAM 8 event which is set to go down early Sunday morning, April 5, from the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

The event will be broadcast stateside via tape delay courtesy of HDNet on April 10.

In his first trip to Japan since the demise of PRIDE, Murilo "Ninja" Rua will make his debut for DREAM against DEEP veteran and last-minute replacement Riki Fukuda (13-4).

Rua's participation was almost drawn to a halt when original opponent Dong Sik Yoon (4-6) got injured just days before the event. However, promoters scrambled for an opponent and found one in Fukuda, though he could not make the middleweight limit on such short notice.

As a result, Rua vs. Fukuda will be contested at a catchweight of 196 lbs.

DREAM 8 will feature Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai and six other combatants in the first round of the DREAM 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix which is expected to meet it's conclusion in July.

Here are the official weigh-in results for DREAM 8 (converted from kilograms):

Main card:
Heavyweight: Sergei Kharitonov (256 lbs) vs. Jeff Monson (242 lbs)
Catchweight 196lbs: Riki Fukuda (195.7 lbs) vs. Murilo Rua (194 lbs)
Catchweight 194lbs: Ikuhisa Minowa (190 lbs) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (191.8 lbs)
Catchweight 189lbs: Andrews Nakahara (187 lbs) vs. Shungo Oyama (188.9 lbs)
Lightweight: Vitor Ribeiro (153 lbs) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (154.3 lbs)

Welterweight Grand Prix (168lbs limit):
Shinya Aoki (162 lbs) vs. Hayato Sakurai (167.3)
Andre Galvao (167.5 lbs) vs. John Alessio (167.5 lbs)
Yuya Shirai (166 lbs) vs. Jason High (167.3 lbs)
Marius Zaromskis (166.4 lbs) vs. Seichi Ikemoto (166.4 lbs)

Featherweight Grand Prix (139lbs limit):
Hideo Tokoro (137.5 lbs) vs. Daiki Hata (138.8 lbs)

Be sure to check back tomorrow morning for our complete recap. In the meantime, get up to speed on all things DREAM by clicking here.

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anyone know what the weights are for these japanese weight classes? the WW seem awful light, and the MW quite heavy. those crazy japanese! (cant wait for the fights)

by josh on Apr 4, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

read the MW again it says catchweight

by randy murders on Apr 4, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

lets go sergei!!

by brendan on Apr 4, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

war Sergei!!!

by zheka on Apr 4, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions

168 – 183

by shamo84 on Apr 4, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Mach outweighs Aoki by 5.3 pounds… damn.

by Synyster on Apr 4, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

hey guys, also livestation.com has all the overseas channels. You need to download, but took only 30 seconds for me!

by kevin on Apr 4, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

http://www.mmahacks.com/
if this link doesn’t work, just search the regular sites, some japs will be streaming it!

by kevin on Apr 4, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions

by the way, this link is working right now.
cro cop vs. fedor!

by kevin on Apr 4, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

whos in that picture?

by Killer on Apr 4, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

Minowa and Shibata

by Jesse Holland on Apr 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

looks like they are balancing on a board wtf.

by NM on Apr 4, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

looks like somebody is about to get their ass crane kicked Daniel-son style

by day1er on Apr 4, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but which one is the best around?

by PW on Apr 4, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

anyone know where i can see a stream of this tonight?

by mmafreak100 on Apr 4, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions

looking my self…. what time does it start?? 3amET or 4ET

by KrazyHorse2 on Apr 4, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

mmma-tv.net is streaming it live and free.

by Bill Maher on Apr 4, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

is jacare fighting after all ?

by kazai on Apr 4, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

Dream 9

by NameNotRequired on Apr 4, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

DREAM is the Shit! They don’t have that much good of fighters but they’ll build there way up. No other organization can compare to them when it comes to intros and entrances.

by jsb on Apr 4, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

They have a decent start, but I agree, they need alot more:
155-Ishida, Kawijiri, Ribiero, Aoki, Calvan, Nakamura, Hansen. 139-Imanari, Kid, Cullum, Fernandes, Maeda, Atsushi, Tokoro.
168-Galvao, Sakurai
183-Jacare, Manhoef, Ninja, Mousasi, Galesik
HW- Sergei, Overeem, Cro Cop

Hopefully the talks about Ivanov and Alexander signing are true.

by Bill Maher on Apr 4, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

The ref really looks like he’s trying to stop these guys from fighting right there on the spot. Must’ve been crazy.

by ShitleTot.com on Apr 4, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions

WAR SERGEI!!

by jared on Apr 4, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions

Shinya Aoki (162 lbs) vs. Hayato Sakurai (167.3)
Andre Galvao (167.5 lbs) vs. John Alessio (167.5 lbs)
Heavyweight: Sergei Kharitonov (256 lbs) vs. Jeff Monson (242 lbs)
Hideo Tokoro (137.5 lbs) vs. Daiki Hata (138.8 lbs)

Really looking forward to these matchups.

by Scott on Apr 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

This event does not air in the US until April 10. Even if it airs live in Japan, pirated streams usually aren’t found until a day or two after.

Let’s move on.

by Jesse Holland on Apr 4, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

I used to not like Minowa, but that guy will fight anyone, anywhere. Should be a good event, I wish HDNet were showing it live though, like they have with other shows in the past. Shaolin should have a relatively easy time with Nagata, but Ninja’s late-replacement opponent looks better than the guy he was originally supposed to face. Looks to be a great event, hope it lives up to it.

by Belisarius on Apr 4, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions