Strikeforce never die.
A pair of alums of the organization, Ovince Saint Preux and Rafael Cavalcante, will meet at UFC 196 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, it was announced Wednesday on UFC Tonight.
Saint Preux (18-7) won two in a row before falling to Glover Teixeira by third-round submission in August. He has wins over Mauricio Rua and Patrick Cummins to his credit. Saint Preux, 32, has only ever lost to elites at light heavyweight: Teixeira, Ryan Bader and Gegard Mousasi.