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Shogun Rua vs. Ovince St. Preux 2 Targeted For UFC 274

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will make his return to the cage later this year against Ovince St. Preux. The fight booking was first reported by MMA journalist Marcel Dorff. Rua has previously stated that he intends on fighting at least two more times before calling it a career. The 40-year-old last…

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will make his return to the cage later this year against Ovince St. Preux.

The fight booking was first reported by MMA journalist Marcel Dorff.

Rua has previously stated that he intends on fighting at least two more times before calling it a career. The 40-year-old last fought against Paul Craig at UFC 255, losing via second-round knockout.

Rua earned the UFC light heavyweight title after defeating Lyoto Machida at UFC 113. He would go on to lose the belt to Jon Jones in his first title defense at UFC 128.

St. Preux has spent time at light heavyweight and heavyweight since losing in an interim title fight against Jones at UFC 197. He has lost three of his last four fights in the cage, including most recently against heavyweight contender Tanner Boser last June.

St. Preux and Rua have previously battled in the Octagon in their tenures with the promotion. St. Preux knocked out Rua in just 34 seconds in a UFC Fight Night event in late 2014.

St. Preux went on to earn dominant wins over Patrick Cummins and Rafael Cavalcante before losing to Jones for the interim light heavyweight belt.

Both Rua and St. Preux are looking to get back in the win column before their respective careers come to a close. UFC 274 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje.

What is your prediction for Shogun Rua vs. Ovince St. Preux?

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Ovince Saint Preux Out Of UFC Vegas 42 Matchup With Philipe Lins

Ovince Saint PreuxUFC Vegas 42 has taken a hit as Ovince Saint Preux will no longer be competing. The former light heavyweight title challenger was set to take on Philipe Lins in a 205-pound matchup on the main card taking place next Saturday night. However, that will no longer be the case after “OSP” had to pull […]

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UFC Vegas 42 has taken a hit as Ovince Saint Preux will no longer be competing.

The former light heavyweight title challenger was set to take on Philipe Lins in a 205-pound matchup on the main card taking place next Saturday night.

However, that will no longer be the case after “OSP” had to pull out as per MMA Junkie. The promotion would announce the news on the UFC 268 post-fight show as well.

It is currently unclear if Lins will remain on the card and fight a short-notice replacement.

Saint Preux Will Wait To Snap Losing Streak

Saint Preux is currently on a two-fight losing streak following back-to-back knockout defeats to Jamahal Hill and Tanner Boser. In total, he has lost three of his last four outings. He will have to wait before he can hope to return to the win column.

Lins, meanwhile, is also looking to snap a two-fight losing streak as well as earn his first UFC win. He also suffered a knockout defeat to Boser after getting outpointed by Andrei Arlovski in his UFC debut last year.

UFC Vegas 42 is headlined by a featherweight bout between former champion Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez.

Here’s how the UFC Vegas 42 card currently looks:

  • Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez
  • Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Rothwell
  • Leah Letson vs. Felicia Spencer
  • Philipe Lins vs. TBA
  • Kyle Daukaus vs. Roman Dolidze
  • Julio Arce vs. Song Yadong
  • Joel Alvarez vs. Thiago Moises
  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Andrea Lee
  • Miguel Baeza vs. Khaos Williams
  • Collin Anglin vs. Sean Woodson
  • Cortney Casey vs. Liana Jojua
  • Rafael Alves vs. Marc Diakiese
  • Da Un Jung vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

Who should replace Ovince Saint Preux?

Tanner Boser Expects Ovince Saint Preux’s Knockout Appeal To Fail

UFC heavyweight Tanner Boser has welcomed Ovince Saint Preux’s appeal of their UFC Vegas 30 result, suggesting that it will fail. Boser returned to the win column last weekend but the victory wasn’t without a hefty dose of controversy. Duri…

UFC heavyweight Tanner Boser has welcomed Ovince Saint Preux’s appeal of their UFC Vegas 30 result, suggesting that it will fail. Boser returned to the win column last weekend but the victory wasn’t without a hefty dose of controversy. During the second round, the Canadian escaped OSP’s control and dropped the 38-year-old with a right […]

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Tanner Boser Hits Back At Accusations Of A Fence Grab Against OSP

UFC heavyweight Tanner Boser has hit back at fans and pundits who’ve accused him of grabbing the fence against Ovince Saint Preux. In the UFC Vegas 30 co-main event, Boser returned to the win column with a brutal second-round knockout of OSP. The…

UFC heavyweight Tanner Boser has hit back at fans and pundits who’ve accused him of grabbing the fence against Ovince Saint Preux. In the UFC Vegas 30 co-main event, Boser returned to the win column with a brutal second-round knockout of OSP. The bout was the 29-year-old’s second walk to the Octagon in just three […]

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Tanner Boser Finishes Ovince Saint Preux With Second Round Barrage – UFC Vegas 30 Highlights

BoserTanner ‘The Bulldozer’ Bozer has snapped his two-fight losing skid, via a second round clubbing of former interim UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Ovince Saint Preux — despite what appeared to be a fence grab prior to the stoppage. Putting a pace on Knoxville native, Saint Preux early from the opening exchange, Canadian puncher, Boser […]

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Tanner ‘The Bulldozer’ Bozer has snapped his two-fight losing skid, via a second round clubbing of former interim UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Ovince Saint Preux — despite what appeared to be a fence grab prior to the stoppage.

Putting a pace on Knoxville native, Saint Preux early from the opening exchange, Canadian puncher, Boser forced him to fight with his back off the fence for the majority of the bout.

In some controversial circumstances in the second round in the run up to the finish, Boser, who was flat on the canvas, managed to scoot his way back to the Octagon fence. And appears to have at least used the fence in some sort of way to initiate a get-up back to his feet, as referee, Jason Herzog swatted his hand away from the fence.

Capatilising on the positional change as a result, Boser circle, and clipped Saint Preux with a knee, before a clubbing right hand, sending the veteran to the canvas — and lodging his fourth Octagon victory.

Catch the highlights from Boser’s fourth Octagon win below.

UFC Vegas 30 Highlights: Tanner Boser KO’s Ovince Saint Preux

Tanner Boser vs. Ovince Saint Preux lived up to the co-main event hype.  The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (June 26, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 30 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Boser was pressing the action and …

Tanner Boser vs. Ovince Saint Preux lived up to the co-main event hype.  The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (June 26, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 30 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Boser was pressing the action and throwing leg kicks. OSP had patience through the […]

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