Alright well first off, here is the schedule and weight divisions, as well as 14 of the field of 16 LWGP participants:
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DREAM 2008 Event Schedule
* March 15th - HEIWA DREAM.1 Lightweight GP Opening
* April 29th - OLYMPIA DREAM.2 Middleweight GP Opening
* May 11th - HEIWA DREAM.3 Lightweight GP 2nd Round
* Mid June - OLYMPIA DREAM.4 Middleweight GP 2nd Round
* July 21st - HEIWA DREAM.5 Lightweight GP Finals
* Late September - OLYMPIA DREAM.6 Middleweight GP Finals
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DREAM Weight Classes
* 70 kg - Lightweight
* 76 kg - Welterweight
* 84 kg - Middleweight
* 93 kg - Light Heavyweight
* 93.1 Or More - Heavyweight
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HEIWA DREAM.1 Lightweight GP 2008 Opener
Date: March 15th, 2008
Place: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan
LW GP 1st Round Fights:
* J.Z. Calvan vs. Shinya Aoki
LW GP Participants:
* Andre Dida
* Mitsuhiro Ishida
* Tatsuya Kawajiri
* Caol Uno
* Joachim Hansen
* Gilbert Melendez
* Luiz Azeredo
* Artur Oumakhanov
* Koutetsu Boku
* Jung Bu-Kyung
* Kazuyuki Miyata
* Luiz Firmino
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So with two spots left, I'd guess we see fighters along the lines of Alexandre Franca Nogeuira or Eiji Mitsuoka rounding out the field.
As for the MWGP, one can only guess for now, but looking at their roster I'd assume it'll be something like this:
*Melvin Manhoef
*Tai Ei Kin
*Katsuyori Shibata
*Denis Kang
*Zelg Galesic
*Dong Sik Yoon
*Makoto Takimoto
*Murilo Bustamante
*Yoshihiro Akiyama
*Ikuhisa Minowa
*Shungo Oyama
*Ralek Gracie
*Kiyoshi Tamura
*Ketutsis Smirnovas
*Heo Min Seok
*Carlos Newton
Of course, they could just opt for an 8 man tournament there, who knows. But with the dual sponsorship we could be in for two awesome GPs this year.