DREAM.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on April 5, 2009. Unlike Dream's past tournaments, the Welter Weight Grand Prix is only scheduled to have eight participants. DREAM's welterweight division has a 76 kilograms (168 lb) weight limit.
Fight Card:Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Katsuyori Shibata Shungo Oyama vs. Andrews Nakahara Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Vitor Ribeiro Murilo Rua vs. Riki FukudaSergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson Hideo Tokoro vs. Daiki Hata Andre Galvao vs. John Alessio Marius Zaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto Yuya Shirai vs. Jason High Hayato Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki