Ovince Saint Preux

After a stirring 2021 campaign in which he won and defended the UFC lightweight title by finishing Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira begins his second year as champion on May 7 as he defends his crown against former interim titlist Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274. Living up to his nickname "The Highlight" every time he steps into the Octagon, Gaethje will attempt to follow up his Fight of the Year win over Michael Chandler by taking Oliveira's title in a bout that is expected to set the bar high as 2022's best. Plus, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas gets a change to avenge a bitter defeat when she faces top contender Carla Esparza in a long-awaited rematch of the top 115-pound fighters in the the world.

UFC Fight Night Main Event On ESPN+: 205 lbs.: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira UFC Fight Night Main Card On ESPN+ (9 p.m. ET): 265 lbs.: Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux 155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Alexander Hernandez 135 lbs.: Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon 185 lbs.: Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori — CANCELED (full story here) 265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins 155 lbs.: Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises UFC Fight Night Prelims Card On ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET): 135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras 155 lbs.: Gabriel Benitez vs. Omar Morales 145 lbs.: Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher 265 lbs.: Chase Sherman vs. Ike Villanueva

Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Augusto Sakai Light Heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux vs. Alonzo Menifield Welterweight Michel Pereira vs. Zelim Imadaev Featherweight Brian Kelleher vs. Kevin Natividad Lightweight Thiago Moisés vs. Jalin Turner

After two marines make it home following an ISIS interrogation, one struggles to survive while the other fights his way back into the mixed martial arts world that he left behind years ago.

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Jack Hermansson vs. Jared Cannonier | Mark Madsen vs. Danilo Belluardo | Gilbert Burns vs. Gunnar Nelson | Khalil Rountree vs. Ion Cutelaba | Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Ovince Saint Preux | Alex Oliveira vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to be held on April 13, 2019 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship be held on October 6, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

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UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens (also known as UFC on Fox 28) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 24, 2018 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.

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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards (also known as UFC Fight Night 132) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 23, 2018 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov (also known as UFC Fight Night 108) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 22, 2017 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

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UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami (also known as UFC Fight Night 117) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 is a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on October 8, 2016 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

7.3/10

An mixed martial arts event that will be held on February 6, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlined by a five-round welterweight bout between former champion Johny Hendricks and the dynamic Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux is a mixed martial arts event that will be held on April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux (also known as UFC Fight Night 73) is a mixed martial arts event held on August 8, 2015 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and Tennessee resident Ovince Saint Preux. A lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Beneil Dariush also takes place in the event and Amanda Nunes faces Sara McMann in the Women's Bantamweight division.

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux (also known as UFC Fight Night 47) was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine.

UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler was a mixed martial arts event held on March 15, 2014 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. St. Preux (also known as UFC Fight Night 56) was a mixed martial arts event held at the Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves in Uberlândia, Brazil, on November 8, 2014.

UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 14, 2014 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The event will be the first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1. The main event is expected to be contested between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Maurício Rua and Chael Sonnen. The bout was first linked to UFC 161, as Sonnen was briefly mentioned as a short notice replacement for Rua's original opponent Antônio Rogério Nogueira, who had bowed out of the bout with a back injury. Sonnen's status as a felon created travel issues to get into Canada, resulting in Rua being pulled from the event altogether.

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Strikeforce. The event will take place on December 17, 2011 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.

Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The thirteenth Challengers episode took place on January 7, 2011 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee

Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The fourth Challengers episode took place on November 19, 2010, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi.

Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II, also known as Strikeforce: St. Louis, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Strikeforce on December 4, 2010 at the Scottrade Center in St Louis, Missouri, United States.