| UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | ||||
| Information | ||||
| 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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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]
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]
| 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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [10]
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