''Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round'' was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

event promoted by

Fighting and Entertainment Group Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) was the leading Japanese combat sport promoter founded on September 3, 2003. Its last president was Sadaharu Tanikawa and it was the parent company behind the now-defunct mixed martial arts series Dream and f ...

's mixed martial arts promotion

DREAM A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...

. The event took place on Tuesday May 11, 2008 at the

Saitama Super Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making i ...

in Saitama, Japan and hosted the second round of the promotion's Lightweight tournament. The evening's main event featured

Caol Uno (born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion. As one of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship's el ...

and

Mitsuhiro Ishida Mitsuhiro Ishida (, born December 29, 1978) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in Shooto, Strikeforce, PRIDE, DREAM, and DEEP. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2011, Ishida also participated in the Yarennoka event i ...

as well as the last fight of the first round of the Dream middleweight tournament,

Katsuyori Shibata is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional wrestling trainer. In professional wrestling, he is known for his hard hitting offense. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is a fo ...

vs.

Jason "Mayhem" Miller Jason Nicholas Miller (born December 24, 1980) best known as Mayhem Miller is an American mixed martial arts fighter and TV host. Miller coaches fighters in Irvine, California at Mayhem Martial Arts and has trained extensively with Kings MMA in ...

. The event was broadcast live in Japan on SkyPerfect

Pay-Per-View Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guid ...

, and live in the United States on

HDNet Fights HDNet Fights was a US based television outlet for various MMA and combat sports promotions. Its broadcast lineup included DREAM, Sengoku, K-1, Strikeforce, Adrenaline MMA, M-1 Global, Ring of Honor, Maximum Fighting Championship, Affliction E ...

. The Lightweight Champion was crowned at DREAM.5.

Results

Entrance Music

:Opening – Another Star / Stevie Wonder vs. Revolater / Dragon Ash :Caol Uno – Smells Like Teen Spirit / Fantastic Plastic Machine Remix :Mitsuhiro Ishida – Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance :Joachim Hansen – Angel Of Death / Slayer :Eddie Alvarez – The Champ Is Here / Jadakiss (version is unclear) :Tatsuya Kawajiri – Water Pow / B-DASH :Luis Buscape – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger / Daft Punk (remix) :Katsuya Inoue – Know your enemy / Rage Against The Machine :Nick Diaz – Root / Deftones :Nakamura Daisuke – Wonderfulguys :Jung Bukyung – Exodus / Maksim :Kim Dae Won – Better Than Yesterday / MC Sniper :Melvin Manhoef – The Battle Hans Zimmer Im A Boss / Young Jeezy Ft Rick Ross :Jason "Mayhem" Miller – Dance Monkey / Sage Francis :Katsuyori Shibata – Take Over / LOW-IQ-01 :Yamazaki Takeshi – Ai no Tabi / Sleep Walker :Shoji – Guerilla Radio / Rage Against The Machine

Notes

* The 8th matchup was initially to be postponed until DREAM.2 due to the injuries of

Vítor Ribeiro Vítor de Souza Ribeiro (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, he has formerly compet ...

and

along with

Gilbert Melendez Gilbert Melendez (born April 12, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a two-time Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and a former WEC Lightwe ...

's prior commitment to Strikeforce. Dream officials have decided to directly seed Caol Uno into the 2nd round against

as the 8th fighter. * The LW Grandprix match between

Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Ex ...

and

Katsuhiko Nagata is a Japanese olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist, who won the silver medal in 63–69 kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is also the brother of professional wrestler Yuji Nagata, who works for New Japan P ...

took place at DREAM.4 due to the injuries

incurred in his 1st round match with

Gesias Calvancanti Gesias Cavalcante (born July 6, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. He was the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO Middleweight Champion, and has also fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, Shooto, ...

References

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Results

Entrance Music

See also

Notes

References