A light heavyweight who had occasionally fought at heavyweight faced off with a heavyweight who had moved to light heavyweight when Ovince Saint Preux faced off with Philipe Lins at UFC Vegas 69.
Lins had dropped to 205lbs last time out, making his return to the division with a win over Marcin Prachnio last April. The Brazilian was best known for winning the 2018 PFL heavyweight tournament, however.
Saint Preux entered the fight off a win over Shogun Rua, after coming up short against Tanner Boser in a heavyweight scrap. Speaking of Shogun, OSP also tied the Brazilian legend for UFC appearances on Saturday, after a decade in the promotion.
Saint Preux opened with a probing kick, which was followed by Lins landing a straight left hand. OSP was almost immediately backpedalling, clearly hurt and covering up. Philipe Lins, meanwhile, began unloading, throwing everything but the kitchen sink. Lefts, rights, straights, hooks, the kitchen sink might actually have been thrown in there. Somehow, Saint Preux managed to survive, covering up and circling out of harm’s way.
That didn’t last long, however. Lins went right after him, and soon enough, Ovince Saint Preux went crashing down to the canvas. Lins simply overwhelmed him.
Some swangin’ and BANGIN’ from @PhillipeLins 💥 #UFCVegas69 pic.twitter.com/cI17bZVFWS
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2023
Official Result: Philipe Lins def. Ovince Saint Preux by KO (strikes), Round 1, 0:49
