Ovince Saint Preux will dabble at heavyweight for his next fight. Saint Preux, who has the second-most light heavyweight fights in UFC history with 20, will jump up a weight class to fight Ben Rothwell on the UFC’s May 13 event. MMA Junkie verified the matchup between Saint Preux (24-13 MMA, 12-8 UFC) and Rothwell (37-12 MMA, 7-6 UFC) with a person close to the situation following an initial report from ESPN . The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement. The May 13 card (which does not have an official name) will take place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. It would be the UFC’s second event back after suspending all cards to the coronavirus pandemic, with UFC 249 on May 9 being the first.
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Ovince Saint Preux moves to heavyweight, meets Ben Rothwell at UFC’s May 13 event – MMA Junkie