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UFC 282 withdrawal leads to fighter release, bout cancellation

Poor Ovince Saint Preux. The UFC veteran has seen his hopes of a big payday this weekend take another hit after yet another opponent has had to back out of their contest. That makes three for OSP.

Initially Saint Preux was scheduled to fight former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson. However, that fell through when ‘The Mauler’ pulled out for undisclosed reasons. Ex PFL champ Philipe Lins was drafted as a replacement. However, Lins too had to pull out.

Last week it was revealed that Antonio Trocoli would be drafted in as a late replacement for Lins.