Dream.10: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group 's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on July 20, 2009. Dream's welterweight division has a 76 kilograms (168 lb) weight limit. The event was broadcast live in North America on HDNet .[ 1]
Dream.10: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round The poster for Dream.10: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round
Promotion Dream Date July 20, 2009 Venue Saitama Super Arena City Saitama, Japan Attendance 11,970
An early report suggested that Joachim Hansen would defend his DREAM Light Weight Championship against Shinya Aoki at DREAM.10.[ 8]
Three undercard bouts were announced for DREAM.10 during the intermission of DREAM.9 . These bouts included Shinya Aoki versus Vítor Ribeiro , Melvin Manhoef versus Paulo Filho , and Katsunori Kikuno versus Andre Amade . Following a short promotional video, Shinya Aoki, Katsunori Kikuno, and Hayato Sakurai each entered the ring, and gave brief addresses to the audience.[ 9]
After fulfilling a one-fight contract with Zuffa, LLC at UFC 99 , Mirko Filipović was rumored to have re-signed with FEG for participation at DREAM.10.[ 10] Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia was rumored to be Filipovic's opponent on the card.[ 11] Lorenzo Fertitta flew to Zagreb, Croatia to reopen contract negotiations with Filipovic.[ 12] [ 13] Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Bracket
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Tarec Saffiedine def. 
Seichi Ikemoto at DREAM.10