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Ovince Saint Preux vs. Shamil Gamzatov rebooked for UFC event on Aug. 22

After a brief stop at heavyweight, Ovince Saint Preux will return to 205 pounds for a fight against undefeated prospect Shamil Gamzatov.

Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Wednesday evening.

The fight between Saint Preux and Gamzatov was originally scheduled for April but the Russian was pulled from the bout due to travel restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic. Eventually, the entire card was scrapped and Saint Preux was offered a fight at heavyweight in May.

Saint Preux faced off with Ben Rothwell but came up short in a split decision before making the decision to return to the light heavyweight division.