A light heavyweight division attraction has been added to a yet to be announced UFC card on December 5 as Ovince St. Preux faces Jamahal Hill.
Cageside Press first reported the bout.
St. Preux (25-14-0) has won two of his last five under the UFC banner with those wins coming over Michal Oleksiejczuk and Alonzo Menifield. St. Preux has previously challenged for the UFC interim light heavyweight title, losing to Jon Jones via unanimous decision at UFC 197. St. Preux has competed 39 times as a professional MMA fighter and 14 of those encounters went the distance.
Hill (7-0-0-1NC) has won just one of two in the UFC banner with that lone win coming over Darko Stosic at UFC Fight Night Raleigh. Hill also competed on Dana White’s Contender Series Season 3, Episode 5, defeating Alexander Poppeck by second-round TKO. Hill is a former Knockout Promotions light heavyweight champion, defeating Dequan Townsend at KOP 62 to win the gold.
The yet to be announced UFC card is set for Saturday, December 5 from a location to be announced with Jack Hermansson and Darren Till headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, while broadcast plans have yet to be revealed.
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