Two skilled gentle heavyweights will collide in September on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Ovince Saint Preux will battle Ryan Spann in a three-round bout on the UFC Battle Night time occasion Sept. 7.

Two individuals with data of the matchup lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to stay nameless.

Saint Preux (27-17 MMA, 15-12 UFC) is without doubt one of the longest tenured fighters on the promotion’s roster. He was imported onto the UFC roster as a part of the Strikeforce merger in 2012. Since then, Saint Preux has competed towards among the division’s greatest names, together with Jon Jones in an interim title battle in 2016. Saint Preux has received two of his most up-to-date three matchups together with an thrilling brawl vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu in March.

Fortis MMA’s Spann (21-10 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is a former LFA gentle heavyweight champion who has established himself as a knockout artist within the UFC. He goals to snap a three-fight skid towards Saint Preux.

With the addition, the UFC Battle Night time lineup for Sept. 7 consists of:

• Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
• Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva
• Calvin Kattar vs. Kyle Nelson
• Alessandro Costa vs. Matt Schnell
• Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima
• Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
• Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
• Dylan Budka vs. Andre Petroski
• Gabriel Santos vs. Yi Zha
• Yanal Ashmouz vs. Trevor Peek
• Marcus McGhee vs. Aiemann Zahabi
• Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann
• Chris Padilla vs. Rong Zhu