
Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a pro record of 23-12-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Ilir Latifi (Ovince St Preux vs Ilir Latifi) and Dominick Reyes (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes); between these two bouts he beat Tyson Pedro (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Fight Nights Global champ Nikita Krylov, has an official mma record of 24-6-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year defeating Fabio Maldonado (Nikita Krylov vs Fabio Maldonado) and losing to Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov). In their first fight ‘OSP’ had beat the Ukrainian via submission (March 15, 2014 – Ovince St Preux vs Nikita Krylov I); this second bout is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 236. Watch the video and rate this fight!