Marius Zaromskis won the DREAM welterweight grand prix and became the promotion’s first-ever 76kg champion on Sunday by upsetting Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and Jason High with back-to-back knockouts at DREAM 10 in Saitama, Japan.

In other DREAM 10 action, Shinya Aoki topped Vitor Ribeiro by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout that filled to live up to expectations TUF 7 cast member Jesse Taylor defeated Dong Sik Yoon, who was unable to continue due to a left ankle injury, and former WEC champ Paulo Filho submitted kickboxer Melvin Manhoef in the opening round of their middleweight matchup.

Though it wasn’t without a notable struggle, all 14 fighters successfully made weight on Sunday for DREAM 10, which takes place overnight in Saitama, Japan and airs live on HDNet.

Welterweight grand prix participant Hayato “Mach” Sakurai struggled to reach the 76kg limit for his semifinals bout against Marius Zaromskis, but eventually dropped the necessary weight for his third weigh-in attempt.

DREAM has released the finalized fight card and bout order for Monday’s DREAM 10 event, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and airs live on HDNet.

The official fight card, which includes Shinya Aoki, Jesse Taylor, Paulo Filho, and Melvin Manhoef, is after the jump.

Match ups have been set for the semi final round of the DREAM welterweight grand prix, to take place on DREAM 10, on July 20. The finals will take place the same night pitting the respective winners against one another.

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.

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.

Bobby Green will make his Affliction debut on short notice this Saturday at  “Day of Reckoning” against Dan Lauzon, replacing an injured Chris Horodecki who was forced off the card yesterday after failing to receive medical clearance for the fight due to a bulging disc in his neck.
Despite the newly booked matchup still airing on [...]

Affliction on Sunday confirmed to MMA News the finalized official fight card for Affliction “Day or Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Five preliminary “Day of Reckoning” bouts will air live on HDNet while six main card fights, including the heavyweight main event featuring former [...]

Middleweights Vitor Belfort and Matt Lindland will square off on the main card of Affliction “Day of Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view.
Belfort (17-8) defeated Terry Martin at Affliction’s first-ever event in July, but is currently serving a 180-day medical suspension and will need to be cleared [...]