Hayato "Mach" Sakurai needed just 27-seconds to knockout Shinya Aoki on Sunday at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, pinning him in the corner of the ring before unloading a series of knees and punches that forced the referee to halt the DREAM 8 main event.

All twenty DREAM 8 fighters, including headliners Hayato "Mach" Sakurai and Shinya Aoki, successfully made weight today in Japan for their bouts tomorrow at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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DREAM today announced additional bouts for DREAM 8, which takes place on April 5th at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan and features the opening round of the promotion's welterweight grand prix.

A rematch between Shinya Aoki and Hayato "Mach" Sakurai has been officially for the opening round of DREAM's welterweight tournament at DREAM.8 on April 5th at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

FEG Dream 8, which is slated to feature the beginnings of the promotions Welterweight tournament so far has three names attached to the event. According the promotions website, Shinya Aoki, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, and Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa will be competing. Also rumored for the tournament, according to japan-mma.com, is the winner of a [...]