Thiago Silva meets Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 35

A light heavyweight fight between Thiago Silva and Ovince St. Preux is set for UFC Fight Night 35 on Jan. 15 in Duluth, Ga.UFC officials confirmed the booking Wednesday.Silva has won his past two fights after testing positive for ma…

A light heavyweight fight between Thiago Silva and Ovince St. Preux is set for UFC Fight Night 35 on Jan. 15 in Duluth, Ga.

UFC officials confirmed the booking Wednesday.

Silva has won his past two fights after testing positive for marijuana at UFC on FUEL TV 6. He defeated Matt Hamill via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 29 on Oct. 9.

St. Preux has won his first two UFC fights and three overall. St. Preux knocked out Cody Donovan in the first round at UFC Fight Night 26 this past August.

Luke Rockhold is expected to face Constantinos Philippou in the main event.