Ovince St. Preux has quickly found his replacement for Saturday, April 25 as the light heavyweight will take on Ion Cutelaba.
St. Preux is coming off a submission victory over Michał Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night Copenhagen; however, the light heavyweight has only won two of his last five fights. The 36-year-old has dropped bouts to Ilir Latifi (via submission at UFC Fight Night Orlando), Dominick Reyes (via unanimous decision at UFC 229), and Nikita Krylov (via submission at UFC 236). St. Preux’s professional record currently stands at 24 wins and 13 losses.
Cutelaba is looking to bounce back after his TKO loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night Norfolk. Despite the setback, the 26-year-old has won three out of his last five fights, besting Henrique da Silva (via KO at UFC Fight Night Auckland), Gadzhimurad Antigulov (via TKO at UFC Fight Night Calgary), and Khalil Rountree Jr. (via TKO at UFC Fight Night Copenhagen). Cutelaba’s professional record currently stands at 15 wins and 5 losses.
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira takes place on Saturday, April 25 from a secret location with Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira headlining.