UFC Fight Night 117: 10 Things You Should Know About Friday's Card
More: https://goo.gl/b7ejYt The UFC returns to Japan on Friday for UFC Fight Night 117. Ovince St, Preux was scheduled to take on Shogun Rua, but an injury forced the latter off the card. UFC veteran Yushin Okami steps in to take Rua's spot in the main event. Okami has been re-establishing himself in other organizations over the past four years, but he's back looking to pull an upset in his home country. Here are the 10 things you should know about the card. The Card And How To Watch There is only one early prelim and it begins at 730 pm ET. The middle prelims start at 8 p.m. and the main card kicks off at 10 p.m. Here is a look at the card: Main Card Yushin Okami vs. Ovince Saint Preux Jessica Andrade vs. Claudia Gadelha Takanori Gomi vs. “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim Henrique da Silva vs. Gokhan Saki Rolando Dy vs. Teruto Ishihara Mizuto Hirota vs. Charles Rosa Prelims Alex Morono vs. Keita Nakamura Jussier Formiga vs. Ulka Sasaki Chan-Mi Jeon vs. Syuri Kondo Shinsho Anzai vs. Luke Jumeau Fight Pass Daichi Abe vs. Hyun Gyu Lim UFC History in Japan And At Saitama Super Arena Friday's show will mark the ninth time the UFC has held an event in Japan. This will be the fourth at the Saitama Super Arena. The last event the UFC held at the arena was in September 2015 for UFC Fight Night 75. Takanori Gomi Is A Mainstay On UFC Cards In Japan Gomi has fought on all but one of the cards at Saitama. The Japanese legend is 1-2 in those fights. In his most recent UFC battle in the venue, Gomi lost via first-round KO at the hands of Myles Jury at UFC Fight Night 52 in September 2014. Okami, Keita Nakamura, and Teruto Ishihara have also competed in Japan for the UFC.
