Tatsuya Kawajiri
Pride FC then shut down, however, and Firmino soon signed with Dream. He made his debut with the organization at its first event, "Dream 1", in March 2008 where he submitted Kazuyuki Miyata with a rear-naked choke seven minutes into the first round. At "Dream 3" two months later, he was given the opportunity to avenge his earlier loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri. He was unable to do this, however, and was beaten on a unanimous decision.