Completed MMA Event
Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals
- Tuesday 09.23.2008
- U.S. Broadcast: HDNet
- Promotion: DREAM
- Ownership: Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG)
- Venue: Saitama Super Arena
- Location: Saitama, Japan
- Enclosure: Ring
- TV Announcers: Kenny Rice, Bas Rutten
- Ring Announcer: Lenne Hardt
- Post-Fight Interviews: Ron Kruck
- MMA Bouts: 12
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Grand Prix Championship
KO/TKO, Upkick
2:15 Round 1 of 312
Main Event
185
10 + 5 + 5 Three Rounds | Pro
Referees
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Daisuke Noguchi
Mousasi vs. Souza (12), Aoki vs. Moore (10), Akiyama vs. Tonooka (9) -
Yuji Shimada
Filipović vs. Overeem (11), Funaki vs. Minowa (7), Mousasi vs. Manhoef (2) -
Kenichi Serizawa
Sakurai vs. Hironaka (8), Kharitonov vs. Ambriz (5) -
Samio Kimura
Yamamoto vs. Tokoro (6), Nakamura vs. Martins (4) -
Moritaka Oshiro
Souza vs. Galešić (3), Nakahara vs. Yoon (1)
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In the Finals of the 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix, the injury bug that plagued the Lightweight Grand Prix relented, as Gegard Mousasi submitted Melvin Manhoef in the Semifinals before knocking out submission specialist Ronaldo Souza with an upkick in the Finals to take the belt.
In other action, Mirko Filipovic fought Alistair Overeem in a highly anticipated heavyweight showcase. Unfortunately, repeated strikes to the groin by Overeem made it impossible for Filipovic to continue, resulting in a No Contest in a fight that Overeem was winning.
