A light heavyweight match-up between Brit Jimi Manuwa and Ovince Saint Preux is being targeted for UFC 204 along with a heavyweight match-up between Stefan Struve and Ruslan Magomedov.
MMAFighting.com first reported the news.
Manuwa (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is one of the top fighters to come out of the UK, and will be looking to pick up a victory in his home country, as last time he tried, he was stopped by Alexander Gustafsson in London. “Poster Boy” is coming off a knockout loss to Anthony Johnson at UFC 191.
Saint Preux (19-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has fought some of the elite 205ers in the UFC, including names such as Ryan Bader, ‘Shogun’ Rua, Glover Teixeira and Jon Jones. ‘OSP’ fought Jon Jones as a late notice replacement at UFC 197, but lost the bout via decision.
Struve (27-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is 2-1 in his last three. He took a decision over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in Brazil before being outpointed by Jared Rosholt at UFC 193. In his most recent outing, Struve starched Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in just :16 seconds at UFC Rotterdam.
Magomedov (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is yet to obtain a finish in the UFC. He debuted in May of 2014, and took home a decision against Viktor Pesta before taking a decision against Josh Copeland at UFC Fight Night 57. Most recently, Magomedov picked up his biggest win to date, beating Shawn Jordan at UFC 192.
UFC 204 is expected to take place in Manchester, England, although nothing has been officially confirmed by FUC officials.
