Though featured on the Dream 11 promotion material,[9][10]Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto did not participate in the event, as he is taking a hiatus to train outside Japan, and will return to MMA competition at Dynamite!! 2009.[11]
A bout between Daisuke Nakamura and Gesias Cavalcante had original been planned for Dream 11.[13] However, due to a knee injury sustained by Calvancante, the bout was reportedly scrapped.[14] This resulted in Nakamura being moved to Dream 12.[15]
2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Bracket
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Bibiano Fernandes
W Dec
Takafumi Otsuka
Bibiano Fernandes
W Dec
Masakazu Imanari
Masakazu Imanari
W Dec
Atsushi Yamamoto
Bibiano Fernandes
W Sub
Joe Warren
Chase Beebe
Joe Warren
W TKO
Joe Warren
W Dec
Norifumi Yamamoto
Norifumi Yamamoto*
13
-Bye-
Bibiano Fernandes
W Dec
Hiroyuki Takaya
Yoshiro Maeda
W Dec
Micah Miller
Yoshiro Maeda
Hiroyuki Takaya
W TKO
Jong Won Kim
Hiroyuki Takaya
W TKO
Hiroyuki Takaya
W TKO
Hideo Tokoro
Abel Cullum
W Dec
Akiyo Nishiura
Abel Cullum
Hideo Tokoro
W Sub
Daiki Hata
W Dec
Hideo Tokoro**
Note: Norifumi Yamamoto was given a first-round bye so he could recover from an ankle injury he received in 2008.[16]
Note: Hideo Tokoro replaced Daiki Hata after Hata was unable to continue due to an eye injury.[17]