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UFC Japan results and highlights: Saki wins debut by KO, Kim stops Gomi, Formiga taps Sasaki

We’re more than halfway through the main card of UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami in Japan. Jussier Formiga got the card’s first finish with a slick submission of Ulka Sasaki, Teruto Ishihara scraped past Rolando Dy (but endured some serious nether regions punishment), Gokhan Saki won his UFC debut in style, while Dong Hyun Kim easily dispatched the legendary Takanori Gomi. Here’s how the fights played out.

Dong Hyun Kim def. Takanori Gomi by TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round 1 - Lightweights

It was as sad as you might have expected it to be.