The matchup was announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight.
Teixeira (22-4) won all of his first five UFC fights, which includes a stoppage over Ryan Bader and a decision over Quinton Jackson, but has found himself winless since September of 2013. Just over a year ago, he challenged Jon Jones for the belt but lost a decision, and most recently found himself being mauled by Phil Davis at UFC 179.
Saint Preux (18-6) has won two in-a-row since dropping a lackluster decision loss to top contender Ryan Bader in Maine last August. In Brazil, he stopped the MMA legend Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in the first-round, and most recently picked up a TKO win over Patrick Cummins.