Both Shogun (left) and St. Preux (right) are coming off defeats in the UFC. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (Josh Hedges/UFC)
This Wednesday night (29) was quite eventful for the light heavyweight Mauritius Shogun. After being announced as one of the coaches for the 4th edition of the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, alongside his friend and former training partner Anderson Silva, the Curitiba native received the news that his next opponent will be changed less than 10 days before the fight. This is because Jimi Manuwa was injured and Shogun will now face Ovince St Preux in the main fight of UFC Uberlândia.
According to UFC president Dana White, through his official profile on Instagram, a broken foot suffered during training led to Manuwa's exclusion from the card. Now St. Preux, who replaces the Nigerian-British, would face Amazonian Francimar Bodão also in Uberlândia. So far, it has not been announced whether Bodão will be removed from the event or will face another opponent.
At 32, Mauritius Shogun has a professional record of 22 wins and nine losses. The former champion of the PRIDE middleweight GP and the UFC light heavyweight belt is coming off a defeat to the North American Dan Henderson, in the rematch held at UFC Natal – in March this year. Already Ovince St Preux, has 16 wins and six losses. The North American of Haitian descent also comes from a setback, to Ryan bader, last August.
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