Ovince St. Preux Removed from UFC 282 After Losing Third Potential Opponent

It looks like Ovince St. Preux won’t be competing at UFC 282 after all.

The former interim light heavyweight title challenger has been removed from Saturday’s card after Antonio Trocoli, St. Preux’s third prospective opponent, withdrew as a result of visa issues. MMAFighting.com was first to report Trocoli’s exit from the event, while MMAjunkie.com confirmed that the promotion was unable to find a fourth replacement for “OSP.”

UFC 282 will proceed with 13 bouts. That card takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a light heavyweight championship clash between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev. The main card airs on pay-per-view via ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and move to ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The 39-year-old St. Preux was previously scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson and Philipe Lins at UFC 282 before both opponents pulled out of the event. The former University of Tennessee football player last appeared at UFC 274, where he defeated Mauricio Rua via split decision in a rematch on May 7.