UFC Fight Night 117 Quick Results
The octagon has returned to the land of the rising sun for UFC Fight Night 117 at the Saitama Super Arena.The main event is a Light Heavyweight clash between Ovince St. Preux & on a weeks notice, Yushin “Thunder” Okami.
Okami is replacing Maurico “Shogun” Rua who was unable to make the trip over to Japan due to a knee injury.
St. Pruex is the number 6 ranked UFC Light Heavyweight contender. In April to the former Tennessee Volunteer, ended a 3 losing streak submitting Marcos Rogerio De Lima. This will be the start of Okami’s 2nd stint with the UFC. since parting ways with at the end of 2013, Okami has fought primarily for World Series of fighting, now the professional fighters league. Okami has won 5 of 7, is on a 4 fight win streak, but the former Middleweight title challenger has been fighting at Welterweight. Two weightclasses lower then what this fight is scheduled at.
The co-main event will see a meeting of top-five ranked Brazilian strawweights Claudia Gadelha & Jessica Andrade.
FXX Main Card
205: Ovince Saint Preux def. Yushin Okami by submission (Von flue choke) 1:50 R1
115: Jessica Andrade def. Claudia Gadelha by (30-27, 30-26, 30-25) unanimous decision
155: Dong Hyun Kim def. Takanori Gomi by TKO (punches) 1:30 R1
205: Gokhan Saki def. Henrique Da Silva by KO (punch) 4:45 R1
145: Teruto Ishihara def. Rolando Dy by (29-27 x2, 28-27) unanimous decision
125: Jussier Formiga def. Ulka Sasaki by submission (rear naked choke) 4:30 R1
FXX Prelims
170: Keita Nakamura def. Alex Morono by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
115: Syuri Kondo def. Chan-Mi Jeon by (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) split decision
170: Shinsho Anzai def. Luke Jumeau by (29-28 x2, 30-27) unanimous decision
170: Daichi Abe def. Hyun Gyu Lim by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
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