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Today’s
UFC on ESPN 15 card has taken another hit, as Ovince St.
Preux has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his co-main
event showdown with Alonzo
Menifield.
As a result, the light heavyweight bout has been postponed until
Sept. 5. St. Preux’s management brought word of the fighter’s exit
from the card on Saturday. The former University of Tennessee
football player previously tested positive for COVID-19 and
submitted both positive and negative test during the week. Despite
being asymptomatic, St. Preux was removed from the card for
precautionary reasons.
For safety precautions the @003_OSP
fight will be removed from the card tonight and reschedule for 9/5.
He battled Covid previously and presented both + and – tests this
week. He currently has no symptoms and his cornermen are all clear.
#ufc— KOreps (@ko_reps)
August 22, 2020
UFC on ESPN 15 will proceed with nine bouts. The card takes place
at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight
showdown between Pedro
Munhoz and Frankie
Edgar. The main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 8:30
p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
St. Preux vs. Menifield is now transferred to a UFC Fight Night
card on Sept. 5 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which is scheduled to
be headlined by a heavyweight duel between Alistair
Overeem and Augusto
Sakai.
St. Preux last appeared at UFC Fight Night 171, where he moved to
heavyweight and dropped a split decision to Ben Rothwell
on May 13. “OSP” has lost three of his last four UFC bouts.
Menifield tasted defeat for the first time in 10 professional
outings at UFC 250, as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat at
the hands of Devin
Clark.
