I come before you today not to sell snake oil. UFC Fight Night 117 is not a good card.
The card, which happens from the venerated Saitama Super Arena in Japan and airs Friday night in the United States, lost what meager shine it had when headliner Mauricio "Shogun" Rua withdrew because of—and you better sit down—a knee injury.
Now aging grinder Yushin Okami, who wasn't on the UFC roster one day before this call-up, will move up to light heavyweight to face Ovince Saint Preux.
Is this card truly a must-watch? It would be disingenuous or just downright strange to say yes.