Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, tough fight with some nice exchanges and a spectacular finish: Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva this is one of the best mma fights of 2017 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The former Glory light-Hw kickboxing champion Gokhan Saki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 0-1-0 but he has kickboxing record of 83-12-0 (59 knockouts). He debuted in mixed martial arts in 2004 but he lost to James Zikic via tko; in his last kickboxing fight he beat Sebastian Ciobanu in 2015 (=Saki vs Ciobanu).
His opponent, Henrique da Silva, has a record of 12-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, two in 2017, against Jordan Johnson and Ion Cutelaba. Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva is on the undercard of Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami – UFC Fight Night 117. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 117: Saint Preux vs. Okami
Date: 2017-09-23
Where: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
UFC Fight Night 117 fight card (main fights):
Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami
Claudia Gadelha vs Jessica Andrade
Takanori Gomi vs Dong Hyun Kim
Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva
Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Yuta Sasaki
Saki’s previous fight: Gokhan Saki vs Sebastian Ciobanu
Saki’s next fight: Gokhan Saki vs Khalil Rountree
Saki vs da Silva Fight Video:
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Saki still very good even though this is MMA.
It was a good round … but I think da Silva should have been given some chance after he was knocked down ( it is arguable that he was completely out ) but yet we have seen fighters given more chances than that during a knockdown …
WTF. Do UFC bosses train referees at all? It seems the above all guide lines is to act on instict and comparative visual memory and it shows that individual judgement, sense or recognition of danger is more dangerous to the fighter. For s@ke follow the same rules of fighting. – If you don’t do it in the gym you won’t do it in the ring.