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]
| UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 23, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 8,571[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe 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
edit| Main Card (FXX) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
- ^ Dy was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated groin strikes.
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]
- Fight of the Night: Jéssica Andrade vs. Cláudia Gadelha
- Performance of the Night: Ovince Saint Preux and Gökhan Saki
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff (2017-09-23). "UFC Fight Night 117 draws reported 8,571 attendance in Japan". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ a b Tristen Critchfield (2017-05-16). "UFC set to return to Japan for Fight Night event on Sept. 23". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Staff (2017-07-06). "Former Pride legend Shogun Rua to headline return to Saitama Super Arena". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2014-11-09). "UFC Fight Night 56 results: Ovince Saint Preux destroys Mauricio Rua in 34 seconds". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017-09-16). "'Shogun' Rua out, Yushin Okami in to face Ovince Saint Preux in UFC-Japan headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2017-09-09). "Naoki Inoue vs. Jenel Lausa scrapped from UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ Staff (2017-09-21). "Mizuto Hirota missed weight for UFC-Japan – and it was pretty scary". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ Ken Hathaway (2017-09-21). "Mizuto Hirota pulled from UFC-Japan after scary weigh-in incident". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ Staff (2017-09-23). "UFC Fight Night 117 bonuses: No-brainer $50,000 extra checks for Saint Preux, Andrade-Gadelha". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.