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Dream.9: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round is an upcoming mixed martial arts (MMA) event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group‘s mixed martial arts promotion Dream on May 26, 2009. The Second Round expects to combine all participants of the Feather Weight Grand Prix, including Norifumi Yamamoto, who was given a First Round bye, and Daiki Hata, who fought Hideo Tokoro at Dream.8 for entry into the Second Round. Dream’s Feather Weight devision is contested at 63 kg.

Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Venue: Yokohama Arena
Broadcast: HDNet (live in North America)

Matchups:

• Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller (for vacant middleweight title)
• Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren*
• Bibiano Fernandes vs. Masakazu Imanari*
• Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hiroyuki Takaya*
• Abel Cullum vs. Hideo Tokoro*
• Gesias “JZ” Cavalvante vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
• Mark Hunt vs. Gegard Mousasi+
• Jan Nortje vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou+
• Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi+
• Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa vs. Bob Sapp+

The event, which also features the second round of the organization’s featherweight grand prix, begins at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT).

The show takes place at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

In addition to Canseco, a recent “celebrity boxer” who makes his MMA debut, the eight-man “Super Hulk” tournament includes UFC veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, former NFL lineman and kickboxer Bob Sapp, K-1 star Jan Nortje, veteran Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa, highly ranked middleweight Gegard Mousasi, PRIDE and K-1 vet Mark Hunt, and 7-foot-2 Hong Man Choi.

Meanwhile, the second round of DREAM’s featherweight grand prix includes four match-ups with notables such as Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, Masakazu Imanari and Hiroyuki Takaya.

Additionally, Gesias “JZ” Cavalvante meets Tatsuya Kawajiri in the main event, and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza takes on Jason “Mayhem” Miller for the vacant DREAM middleweight title in the co-main event.