Ovince St. Preux Tests Positive for COVID-19, Bout vs. Alonzo Menifield Postponed to Sept. 5

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Today’s UFC on ESPN 15 card has taken another hit, as Ovince St. Preux has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his co-main event showdown with Alonzo Menifield.

As a result, the light heavyweight bout has been postponed until Sept. 5. St. Preux’s management brought word of the fighter’s exit from the card on Saturday. The former University of Tennessee football player previously tested positive for COVID-19 and submitted both positive and negative test during the week. Despite being asymptomatic, St. Preux was removed from the card for precautionary reasons.

For safety precautions the @003_OSP fight will be removed from the card tonight and reschedule for 9/5. He battled Covid previously and presented both + and - tests this week. He currently has no symptoms and his cornermen are all clear. #ufc

— KOreps (@ko_reps) August 22, 2020

UFC on ESPN 15 will proceed with nine bouts. The card takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight showdown between Pedro Munhoz and Frankie Edgar. The main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.

St. Preux vs. Menifield is now transferred to a UFC Fight Night card on Sept. 5 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which is scheduled to be headlined by a heavyweight duel between Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai.

St. Preux last appeared at UFC Fight Night 171, where he moved to heavyweight and dropped a split decision to Ben Rothwell on May 13. “OSP” has lost three of his last four UFC bouts.

Menifield tasted defeat for the first time in 10 professional outings at UFC 250, as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Devin Clark.