Two experienced light heavyweights will collide in September at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Ovince Saint Preux will battle Ryan Spann in a three-round bout at the UFC Fight Night event Sept. 7.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to remain anonymous.
Saint Preux (27-17 MMA, 15-12 UFC) is one of the longest tenured fighters on the promotion’s roster. He was imported onto the UFC roster as part of the Strikeforce merger in 2012. Since then, Saint Preux has competed against some of the division’s biggest names, including Jon Jones in an interim title fight in 2016. Saint Preux has won two of his most recent three matchups including an exciting brawl vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu in March.
Fortis MMA’s Spann (21-10 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is a former LFA light heavyweight champion who has established himself as a knockout artist in the UFC. He aims to snap a three-fight skid against Saint Preux.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Sept. 7 includes:
- Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
- Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva
- Calvin Kattar vs. Kyle Nelson
- Alessandro Costa vs. Matt Schnell
- Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
- Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
- Dylan Budka vs. Andre Petroski
- Gabriel Santos vs. Yi Zha
- Yanal Ashmouz vs. Trevor Peek
- Marcus McGhee vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann
- Chris Padilla vs. Rong Zhu
