UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 23, 2017
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama, Japan
Attendance	8,571
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami (also known as UFC Fight Night 117) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.^[2]

Background

The event was the fifth that the organization has hosted in Saitama, and first since UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson in September 2015.^[2]

A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux was expected to headline this event.^[3] The pairing met previously at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux in November 2014 where Saint Preux defeated Rua via knockout in the fight's opening minute.^[4] On September 16, Rua withdrew from the fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by returning veteran, former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yushin Okami.^[5]

Naoki Inoue was expected to face Jenel Lausa at the event, but pulled out on September 9 due to a dislocated shoulder. As a result, Lausa was removed from the card and is expected to be rescheduled against a new opponent at a future event.^[6]

At the weigh-ins, Mizuto Hirota missed the featherweight limit of 146 pounds, coming in at 150 pounds. As a result his bout with Charles Rosa was changed to a catchweight and the fight was initially expected to proceed as scheduled. Subsequently, Hirota was fined 30% of his purse.^[7] Later that day, Hirota was pulled due to health and safety concerns, as he was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team.^[8]

Results

Main Card (FXX)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Ovince Saint Preux	def.	Yushin Okami	Technical Submission (Von Flue choke)	1	1:50
Women's Strawweight	Jéssica Andrade	def.	Cláudia Gadelha	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Dong Hyun Ma	def.	Takanori Gomi	TKO (punches)	1	1:30
Light Heavyweight	Gökhan Saki	def.	Henrique da Silva	KO (punch)	1	4:45
Featherweight	Teruto Ishihara	def.	Rolando Dy	Decision (unanimous) (28–27, 28–27, 29–27)	3	5:00	^[a]
Flyweight	Jussier Formiga	def.	Ulka Sasaki	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:30
Preliminary Card (FXX)
Welterweight	Keita Nakamura	def.	Alex Morono	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Syuri Kondo	def.	Chan-Mi Jeon	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Shinsho Anzai	def.	Luke Jumeau	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Daichi Abe	def.	Hyun Gyu Lim	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00