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Ovince St. Preux Born April 8, 1983
HaitiOther names OSP Nationality Haitian
AmericanHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Division Light Heavyweight Reach 79.0 in (201 cm) Style Wrestling, Kickboxing Fighting out of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Team Knoxville MAA Years active 2008-present Mixed martial arts record Total 15 Wins 11 By knockout 5 By submission 3 By decision 3 Losses 4 By knockout 1 By decision 3 University University of Tennessee Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Ovince St. Preux is a Haitian-American mixed martial artist,[1] who competes in the light heavyweight division for Strikeforce.
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Early life
Ovince St. Preux was born in Miami, Florida to Haitian immigrants,[2] He was a star wrestler in his hometown of Immokalee, Florida and played defensive end/linebacker at the University of Tennessee. He played for the Vols from 2001–2004, earning varsity letters in 2002 and 2004.[3] St. Preux graduated in 2004 with a degree in Sociology, and began to train in kickboxing and grappling.[4] After two unsuccessful attempts at professional football, St. Preux gave up the sport and began to take an interest in martial arts as a form of training. St. Preux, who currently trains at Knoxville Martial Arts Academy in Knoxville, TN, began to fight professionally at the suggestion of his coach.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
Ovince's professional MMA debut came at VFC 1 - Vengeance Fighting Championship against Rodney Wallace, which he lost by decision. In his second MMA match, he suffered another decision loss. His next match came against Robert Turner which he won by a brutal head kick at XFC 7 - School of Hard Knox. St. Preux was a runner-up for Inside MMA's Submission of The Year for 2009 with a calf slicer against Ombey Mobley, but was beaten by Toby Imada's reverse triangle.
Strikeforce
In June 2010, Ovince signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce.[5] His debut match came against Chris Hawk at Strikeforce - Nashville, which he won due to TKO (punches) in the first round.
After knocking out UFC veteran Jason Day in eight seconds outside the Strikeforce organization, he returned to fight Antwain Britt in his second Strikeforce fight on a ShoMMA Strikeforce Challengers event. He won by unanimous decision.[6]
Ovince returned to action less than a month after his win over Britt to fight UFC and Strikeforce veteran Benji Radach on the main card of Strikeforce: St. Louis.[7] St. Preux defeated Radach via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25).
St. Preux competed in his third Strikeforce fight in less than seven weeks and faced Abongo Humphrey on January 7, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine.[8] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
St. Preux faced Joe Cason on July 22, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III.[9] He won the fight via submission to strikes in the first round. In his post-fight interview, St. Preux asked for either Renato Sobral or Gegard Mousasi as his next opponent.
St. Preux is currently scheduled to face Gegard Mousasi on December 17, 2011 at Strikeforce 37.[10]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 15 matches 11 wins 4 losses By knockout 5 1 By submission 3 0 By decision 3 3 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 11-4 Joe Cason Submission (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III July 22, 2011 1 1:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 10–4 Abongo Humphrey Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 2011 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Win 9–4 Benji Radach Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: St. Louis December 4, 2010 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Win 8–4 Antwain Britt Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro November 19, 2010 3 5:00 Jackson, Mississippi Win 7–4 Jason Day KO (punches) EFC 5: Summer Rumble July 24, 2010 1 0:08 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Win 6–4 Claudio Godoi TKO (arm injury) Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends May 15, 2010 1 5:00 Washington DC Win 5–4 Chris Hawk TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Nashville April 17, 2010 1 0:47 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Win 4–4 Brett Chism TKO (punches) GTO Cage Fights February 20, 2010 1 1:15 Griffin, Georgia Loss 3–4 Virgil Zwicker TKO (punches) Top Combat Championship 1 September 26, 2009 2 0:46 San Juan, Puerto Rico Loss 3–3 Nik Fekete Decision (unanimous) Vendetta Fighting Championship: A Night of Vengeance September 5, 2009 2 5:00 Oranjestad, Aruba Win 3–2 Jonathan Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) Vendetta Fighting Championship: A Night of Vengeance September 5, 2009 1 0:46 Oranjestad, Aruba Win 2–2 Ombey Mobley Submission (calf slicer) XFC#XFC 8: Regional Conflict April 25, 2009 1 2:36 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Win 1–2 Robert Turner KO (head kick) XFC#XFC 7: School of Hard Knox February 20, 2009 1 2:36 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Loss 0–2 Ray Lizama Decision (unanimous) Shark Fights 2 December 13, 2008 3 3:00 Amarillo, Texas, United States Loss 0–1 Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) Vengeance Fighting Championship 1 September 27, 2008 3 5:00 Concord, North Carolina See also
- List of current Strikeforce fighters
References
- ^ "Ovince St Preux". http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ovince-St-Preux-38842.
- ^ a b "Ovince St. Preux Talks Haitian Roots and Future in MMA". http://bleacherreport.com/articles/771964-strikeforce-challengers-ovince-st-preux-talks-haitian-roots-and-future-in-mma. by Ed Knapp, July 19, 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011
- ^ "2011 Tennessee Volunteers Football Media Guide". http://issuu.com/utad/docs/2011utfootballmg?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Ovince St. Preux". http://www.mmamania.com/2010/10/29/1781739/strikeforce-challengers-ovince-st-preux-vs-antwain-britt-booked-for.
- ^ "Ovince St Preux signed with Strikeforce". http://strikeforce.com/community/showthread.php?1377-LHW-Ovince-St-Preux-signs-multi-fight-with-Strikeforce.
- ^ "Ovince St Preux at Strikeforce-challengers 12". http://prommanow.com/index.php/2010/11/20/ovince-st-preux-shows-continual-improvement-with-strikeforce-challengers-12-co-main-event-victory.
- ^ "Benji Radach vs. Ovince St. Preux Added to Strikeforce Fight Card". MMAWeekly.com. 2010-11-30. http://mmaweekly.com/benji-radach-vs-ovince-st-preux-added-to-strikeforce-fight-card. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "St. Preux-Humphrey Fills Injury Gap at Jan. 7 ‘Challengers’". sherdog.com. 2010-12-14. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/St-Preux-Humphrey-Fills-Injury-Gap-at-Jan-7-Challengers-28773.
- ^ "Joe Cason vs. Ovince St-Preux targeted for July's Strikeforce Challengers 17 event". mmajunkie.com. 2011-06-25. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24136/joe-cason-vs-ovince-st-preux-targeted-for-julys-strikeforce-challengers-17-event.mma.
- ^ "Ovince St. Preux vs. ex-champ Gegard Mousasi booked for Dec. 17 Strikeforce event". mmajunkie.com. 2011-09-20. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25320/ovince-st-preux-vs-ex-champ-gegard-mousasi-booked-for-dec-17-strikeforce-event.mma.
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- 1983 births
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- Haitian mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Tennessee
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- American people of Haitian descent
- Haitian emigrants to the United States
- University of Tennessee alumni
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
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