With Yoel Romero vs. Uriah Hall now scrapped from next week’s UFC Vegas 7 co-main event, Ovince Saint Preux has been bumped up to co-main status and with a new opponent to boot.
Originally scheduled to face Shamil Gamzatov, UFC officials announced on Thursday that Saint Preux will now take on prospect Alonzo Menifield in what is certainly a step up in competition for Menifield. There’s no word yet as to why Gamzatov was removed from the event. Additionally, Romero vs. Hall will be rescheduled after Yoel withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.
Saint Preux (24-14) has been a perennial top-15 light heavyweight for years, earning him an interim title bout vs.